Where Did The Easter Bunny Come From? What night does the Easter bunny come?

The Easter Bunny is a folkloric figure and symbol of Easter, depicted as a rabbit—sometimes dressed with clothes—bringing Easter eggs.

As part of the legend, the creature carries colored eggs in its basket, as well as candy, and sometimes toys, to the homes of children.

As such, the Easter Bunny again shows similarities to Santa (or the Christkind) and Christmas by bringing gifts to children on the night before a holiday.

Where Did The Easter Bunny Come From?

The Easter Bunny originated among German Lutherans.

The “Easter Hare” originally played the role of a judge, evaluating whether children were good or disobedient in behavior at the start of the season of Eastertide, similar to the “naughty or nice” list made by Santa Claus.

The custom was first mentioned in Georg Franck von Franckenau’s De ovis paschalibus (‘About Easter eggs’) in 1682, referring to a German tradition of an Easter Hare bringing eggs for the children.

What night does the Easter bunny come?

The Easter Bunny usually arrives the night of Easter eve, but has been known to come around midnight the morning of Easter Sunday.