n“According to the eighth-century
theologian the Venerable Bede (who
came up with the dating
system of AD and BC), Easter is named
for Eostre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. She is associated with the egg and with the hare, both symbols of procreation that have been enduringly incorporated by the church in the form of Easter eggs and the Easter bunny who brings them.” - “Easter”, from Answers.com(http://www.answers.com/topic/easter)