Easter
The celebration of Easter is the celebration of the triumph of life over death. It's the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from his death three days after he was tortured and crucified on Good Friday. click here to read about Christ's resurrection

Holy Thursday is the date commemorating the Last Supper where Jesus Christ prophesized his end and his resurrection. It is followed by Good Friday, which symbolizes the day of Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Good Friday is good in terms that no tragedy, not even death, can overwhelm God’s Providence, love, and grace. What the Jewish authorities and Romans did to Jesus was definitely not good. However, the results of Christ’s death are good!

1Peter 3:18, “For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit”

It's important to note that through his resurrection the Lord, Jesus Christ, overcame the bonds of death.
John 11:25-26, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die."

Popular Easter Customs
Rabbits and eggs are widely-used pagan symbols for fertility. Christians view the Easter eggs as symbols of joy and celebration (as they were forbidden during the fast of Lent) and of new life and resurrection.

The Easter Bunny Bunny
The Easter Bunny is not a modern invention. The symbol originated with the pagan festival of Eastre. The goddess, Eastre, was worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons through her earthly symbol, the rabbit.

The Germans brought the symbol of the Easter rabbit to America. It was widely ignored by other Christians until shortly after the Civil War. In fact, Easter itself was not widely celebrated in America until after that time.

The Easter Egg
As with the Easter Bunny and the holiday itself, the Easter Egg predates the Christian holiday of Easter. The exchange of eggs in the springtime is a custom that was centuries old when Easter was first celebrated by Christians.

From the earliest times, the egg was a symbol of rebirth in most cultures. Eggs were often wrapped in gold leaf or, if you were a peasant, colored brightly by boiling them with the leaves or petals of certain flowers.