Poem 19: Easter Bunny?

We are all familiar with Christmas traditions over the years

When it comes to Easter, to me, it’s never been clear

At Christmas we use the Calendar for the twenty five days of advent

At Easter we give up something through the fourty days of lent

At Christmas with celebrate the birth of Christ in Bethlehem

At Easter we honour the death and the resurrection of him

These are important to those who are religious including me

Although I am not as faithful as I really should be

I am not questioning the spirituality and I’m not trying to be funny                                                     

In Christmas we have Santa Claus but how did we come up with the Easter Bunny?

So I decided to research some aspects of Easter and see what I find

Just wanted to know and in some form,  just clear my mind

Now the exact origins of the Easter Bunny is said to be unknown

So how did it prosper? How has it grown?

Some historians believe immigrants from Germany in the seventeen hundreds first lit the fuel

In their culture, bunnies were enthusiastic procreators in springtime which signified birth and renewal

Eggs are celebration that represent fertility and birth

As far as religion goes it really has no worth

Painting them however became a part of this holiday

This was to celebrate the rebirth of Christ in a way

As far as chocolate and hiding eggs there was really nothing out there

I researched some pages, but who started this idea, no one is aware

In nineteen ten there was a big power shortage in New York at the time

There was a surplus of ham they had to get rid of and you could pick them up for a dime

Thousands of people bought up all the stock which occurred during Easter that year

This was the first occasion of eating ham on this holiday would appear

In honour of this blackout and how ham became so popular during that crisis

We can still buy ham at these lower prices

The stuff I wrote about this pork product is all lies, it’s not even a rumour

I hope that God blessed you with a good sense of humour

Electricity companies didn’t originate until the late thirties let it be shown

If you want to know why we eat ham, you will have to check it out on your own

Happy Easter to everyone who acknowledges this day

I hope God blesses you all in his special way