The Easter Hare & Co.
In Belgium and France, this common Church instrument delivers the gifts after traveling to Rome for three days.
Easter Bells, Easter Church Bells
This famous bun originated as one made by the Saxon's as a way to honor their goddess Eostre.
Hot Cross Buns
This Faerie court in Scotland is said to bring with it spring and summer.
The Seelie Court
This Swiss bear goddess is sometimes said to be the harbinger of spring.
Artio
This Irish Saint is a clear cover up the Irish Hearth Goddess. Who shares her sacred Day at "Candlemas".
St. Brigid
Along with the Easter Hare and the Easter Fox this Avian symbol of Spring is also said to deliver eggs and gifts on Easter.
The Stork
This famous American Marshmallow candy originated in 1953.
Peeps
This gnome like spirit of fertility is often shown with enormous genitals that it opens to the world as a grotesque on the side of churches.
Sheela na Gig
In this famous Norwegian Fairy Tale about a white bear, many people have found the remnants of a Bear/Wildman marriage to a fertility goddess myth.
White Bear King Valemon
While not usually accepted as fact St. Valentine is sometime said to hide this god still associated with his holiday today.
Cupid
In America a popular song named the Easter Bunny this, singing about how he was hopping down the bunny trail.
Peter Cottontail
While Pork is also popular this common farm animal is often the main meat dish at Eastertide.
Lamb
This German goddess is said to collect Plant spirits around Halloween alongside the Eternal Hunter in order to protect them from the coming Frost Giants.
Frau Holle, Mother Holle
This Half Bear Half Human hero of lore is said to have beaten giants, ridden giant eagles, and saved three princesses from imprisonment in the underworld.
John of the Bear
This Saint covers up a goddess of the same name who is hunted by the Wild Hunt around May Day, if she escapes Summer is sure to come.
St. Walpurga
The Easter Bunny is sometimes said to be a a kind of fairy whose young are born in this fashion.
From eggs
This traditional Russian and Ukrainian Easter Bread is often glazed and topped with sprinkles.
Kulich
In one of the stories involving Eostre and the Hare, the Hare cheats on Eostre and she throws him into the sky below the constellation who shares its name with this famous Fairy Tale Archetype.
The Hunter
This historical founder of Bern is also a member of the wild hunt and likely a cover up for the bear god of the Bernese.
Berchtold
This version of the Virgin Mary is depicted with a symbol of fertility that somehow became associated with Virginity.
Madonna of the Rabbit
Children in Germany collect moss and other forest items to build this for the Easter Hare.
A Nest
This Neapolitan Tart is made with eggs, ricotta cheese, and orange flower water for Easter.
Pastiera
This Corn spirit is said to take the form of a dragon and is associated with the German goddess Fricke.
Dracs
This form of "bear-wrestling" is often compared to Sumo.
Schwingen
The former Catholic Saint Charlemagne and his heroes are the star of this set of European legends that appropriated many pagan elements.
The Matter of France