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You should understand that there were a number of fertility festivals after the vernal equinox long before Christianity. Rabbits are a species that becomes fertile very young and can have multiple litters in a year they have long been associated with fertility; we still say "breed like rabbits" when a couple or population has too many kids. Rabbits were already in use in Pagan fertility festivals at Easter so most people associated rabbits both with the Pagan and Christian festivals. In medieval times rabbits were thought to be hermaphrodite rather than male or female and the belief that virgin rabbits could reproduce was a strong symbol of Jesus' virgin birth. I'm not aware of any pagan origins of Easter eggs; in Christianity the shell of the egg is a symbol of the empty tomb in spite of the fact that they contain egg or candy. As far as chocolate goes; do we really need a reason to eat chocolate?
Well it actually all started with the egg, a chickens egg. It was a symbol of birth, (when Jesus arose on the third day) The chocolate part was just a way for the big companies to make money...
Cool thx for the info and yeah who needs a reason for chocolate
