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Christian dies, the body is left in the grave, an empty shell, but the soul takes wings and flies away to be with God. Thus you see that though an egg
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Testament prophet Daniel. ... participating parishioners started the fast Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10) and will continue through Holy Saturday, the day before
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Teutonic goddess
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seems to be as dead as a stone, yet it really has life in it; and also it is like Christ's dead body, which was raised to life again. This is the reason we use eggs on Easter. (In days past some used to color the eggs red, so as to show the kind of death by which Christ died,-a
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857:Gordon Geddes, Jane Griffiths (22 January 2002).
617:On the Bunny Trail: In Search of the Easter Bunny
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1011:"Beyond Ishtar: The Tradition of Eggs at Easter"
299:, shed as at that time of his crucifixion." The
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921:"Lent: Daniel Fast Gains Popularity"
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950:Hinton, Carla (20 February 2016).
442:Chocolate Easter Bunny molds from
391:Easter bunnies and Easter eggs as
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1664:Triumphal entry into Jerusalem
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799:Anne Jordan (5 April 2000).
772:The Private Life of the Hare
667:Marta Powell Harley (1985).
638:"What does the Symbol Mean?"
589:Franck von Franckenau, Georg
213:paintings of the Virgin and
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3969:Hirschsprung (Black Forest)
2798:Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
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1245:Charles J Billson (1892).
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1376:(Easter Fox) (in German)
1127:Academic Search Complete
1075:Academic Search Complete
544:Rabbits and hares in art
529:Domestic and pet rabbits
430:Chocolate Easter bunnies
289:Oriental Orthodox Church
3919:Legends and fairy tales
3727:Kunigunde von OrlamĂĽnde
3685:Heinrich von Winkelried
2934:Feast of Corpus Christi
2348:Fourth Sunday of Easter
2309:Second Sunday of Easter
1316:Mrs. Sharp's Traditions
1258:Christina Hole (1961).
980:McRoy, Anthony (2024).
833:The Guardian, Volume 29
636:Chapman, Chris (2004).
446:Musée du pain d'épices
285:Eastern Orthodox Church
265:Christian denominations
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2741:Der Friede sei mit dir
2391:Feast of the Ascension
2358:Fifth Sunday of Easter
2343:Third Sunday of Easter
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1809:Descent from the Cross
1765:Stripping of the Altar
1260:Easter and its Customs
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1804:Crucifixion of Jesus
1555:First Sunday of Lent
1550:Temptation of Christ
1225:Elton, Charles Isaac
563:Cross, Gary (2004).
3927:Grimms' Fairy Tales
3874:Walter of Aquitaine
3846:The Smith of Kochel
2849:Television episodes
2319:Divine Mercy Sunday
2210:Liturgical features
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1211:Deutsche Mythologie
1189:Deutsche Mythologie
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768:Lewis-Stempel, John
642:Three Hares Project
539:Mad as a March hare
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3797:Punker of Rohrbach
3713:Knight of the Swan
2824:Surrexit a mortuis
2381:Ascension of Jesus
1853:Good Friday prayer
1750:Farewell Discourse
1510:Holy Face of Jesus
1358:Charles J. Billson
1340:Krebs, H. (1883).
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3520:Wolpertinger
3485:Wiedergänger
3478:WeiĂźe Frauen
3429:Rhinemaidens
3177:Ewiger Jäger
3142:Easter Bunny
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3114:Doppelgänger
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2817:Choral music
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2456:Easter seals
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2150:Myrrhbearers
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1902:Easter Vigil
1865:Gorzkie ĹĽale
1858:for the Jews
1791:Arma Christi
1789:
1760:Foot washing
1685:Holy Tuesday
1633:Stabat Mater
1462:Septuagesima
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245:Christianity
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219:Holy Trinity
215:Christ Child
187:Philostratus
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22:Easter Bunny
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3769:Peter Klaus
3513:Witte Wiwer
3443:Santa Claus
3415:Poltergeist
3359:Moss people
3296:King Laurin
3205:Feldgeister
3156:Elwetritsch
2901:Whit Monday
2837:Film and TV
2504:Easter eggs
2269:Easter whip
2246:Bright Week
2188:Calculation
2037:Philippines
1983:By location
1974:Processions
1814:Lamentation
1777:Good Friday
1735:Last Supper
1730:Chrism Mass
1680:Holy Monday
1656:Palm Sunday
1592:Lenten veil
1580:Passiontide
1533:Lent proper
1191:. Leipzig:
1089:Henry Ellis
493:The Oxford
466:Jacob Grimm
293:Easter eggs
277:Daniel Fast
257:resurrected
223:three hares
203:Virgin Mary
131:Santa Claus
119:Easter eggs
103:Easter Hare
4031:Categories
3962:FreischĂĽtz
3839:Tannhäuser
3692:Hildebrand
3650:Gundomar I
3608:Friar Rush
3457:Tatzelwurm
3422:Rasselbock
3373:Nachzehrer
3366:Nachtkrapp
3338:Lutzelfrau
3247:Hinzelmann
3212:Frau Holle
3100:Christkind
3093:Changeling
3058:Belsnickel
2911:Ember days
2689:Liturgical
2597:By country
2567:By country
2521:Decorating
2422:Traditions
2087:Valladolid
1958:Traditions
1819:Epitaphios
1560:Ember days
1545:Great Lent
1520:Maslenitsa
1505:Mardi Gras
1486:Shrovetide
1467:Sexagesima
1373:Osterfuchs
1231:. London:
1151:2013-03-31
1097:. p.
776:Transworld
753:2010-06-29
728:2014-05-16
703:2020-04-07
621:LOC Blogs,
550:References
249:empty tomb
235:Easter egg
135:Christkind
127:Eastertide
3734:Lohengrin
3492:Wild Hunt
3282:Klagmuhme
3065:Bergmönch
3037:Aufhocker
2863:Pentecost
2703:Troparion
2338:Radonitsa
2281:Wednesday
2227:Trikirion
2067:Salamanca
2041:Portugal
2000:Guatemala
1989:Colombia
1915:Holy Fire
1892:Święconka
1647:Holy Week
1515:Fastelavn
1433:its cycle
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1366:Folk-Lore
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1342:Folk-Lore
1247:Folk-Lore
1046:Routledge
863:Heinemann
511:Folk-Lore
322:Osterhase
301:Ukrainian
199:virginity
139:Christmas
123:Lutherans
107:folkloric
4000:See also
3748:Nibelung
3664:Hannikel
3566:Brunhild
3499:Wild man
3436:RĂĽbezahl
3324:Lindworm
3226:Heimchen
3163:Erdhenne
3079:Bogeyman
3072:Bieresel
3051:Beerwolf
3030:Askafroa
3016:Alberich
2717:Cantatas
2481:Postcard
2466:Greeting
2296:Saturday
2286:Thursday
2217:Alleluia
1928:Exsultet
1740:Crotalus
1712:Tenebrae
1482:Carnival
1450:Pre-Lent
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1168:Archived
1145:Archived
1104:26 March
1091:(1877).
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1019:Archived
961:27 March
925:HuffPost
901:10 March
770:(2019).
747:Archived
722:Archived
697:Archived
652:20 April
646:Archived
591:(1682).
523:See also
490:(1993).
183:Plutarch
63:Folklore
45:Grouping
37:postcard
3636:Gunther
3401:Perchta
3380:Nis Puk
3331:Lorelei
3317:Krampus
3261:Irrwurz
3254:Hödekin
3184:Fänggen
3170:Erlking
3044:Bahkauv
2894:Whitsun
2584:Ukraine
2574:Croatia
2558:Tossing
2548:Tapping
2533:Rolling
2398:Cenacle
2092:Viveiro
2082:Seville
1993:Popayán
1824:Encomia
1700:Triduum
1329:Cricket
1288:"hares"
991:1 April
842:death.)
693:2869713
601:18 July
354:Gallery
348:bonnets
306:pysanky
225:motif.
153:Symbols
105:) is a
86:Germany
82:Country
35:A 1907
3983:Vineta
3895:Witege
3825:Sigurd
3755:Ortnit
3643:Gudrun
3552:Attila
3530:People
3450:Schrat
3310:Kobold
3240:Hemann
3191:Fasolt
3008:Beings
2881:Octave
2872:Season
2635:Ä’ostre
2619:Poland
2614:Latvia
2579:Poland
2471:Parade
2439:Bonnet
2434:Basket
2403:Novena
2291:Friday
2237:Octave
2202:Season
2117:Easter
2097:Zamora
2062:Málaga
2057:Cuenca
2025:Mexico
2004:Italy
1673:Ferias
1429:Easter
1327:2002.
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444:Alsace
191:Aelian
189:, and
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115:rabbit
111:Easter
68:Easter
58:Animal
3594:Faust
3471:Uhaml
3464:TĂĽrst
3219:GĂĽtel
3128:Drude
2844:Films
2785:Hymns
2648:Music
2609:Italy
2516:Dance
2449:Bilby
2444:Bunny
2052:Spain
2045:Braga
2030:Taxco
2020:Malta
1936:Artos
1829:PietĂ
1611:Music
689:JSTOR
253:Jesus
179:Pliny
2553:Tree
2538:Hunt
2461:Food
2175:Date
1441:Lent
1431:and
1296:ISBN
1111:Hyde
1106:2016
1050:ISBN
1027:2018
993:2024
963:2022
933:2018
903:2024
867:ISBN
809:ISBN
780:ISBN
654:2014
603:2013
569:ISBN
499:Bede
344:hare
340:Hase
287:and
261:Lent
237:and
229:Eggs
209:and
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2143:Art
2126:Day
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