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MurderDoneRight t1_irxhfpb wrote

Reply to comment by PikesPique in TIL about Ragamuffin Day, a celebration in the New York metro area in the late-1800s and early-1900s in which children wore costumes and went door-to-door asking for candy or money on Thanksgiving. It fell out of favor as trick-or-treating on Halloween gained acceptance in the 1940s and '50s. by PikesPique

In Sweden kids dress up like witches and go door-to-door being given candy around Easter.

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PikesPique OP t1_irxjwrq wrote

Makes as much sense as celebrating Easter with an anthropomorphic bunny that brings baskets of chocolate.

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Restless_Wonderer t1_irxyftu wrote

The date for Easter moves every year because it is based on the first full moon after the spring equinox.

The rabbit used to be associated with the moon because back then they saw a “rabbit in the moon” instead of a “man in the moon”.

Our current celebrations are the newest version of a really old telephone game :)

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Swellmeister t1_iry5t6g wrote

The rabbit is because it's a traditional symbol of spring

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Swellmeister t1_iry9baj wrote

Why are you linking an American/Asian traditional symbol as if it has any application to European culture?

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Starberrywishes t1_iryob85 wrote

Easter is in the spring, we celebrate the rabbit on the moon during the fall festival. That has nothing to do with European spring festivals.

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Starberrywishes t1_iryrko6 wrote

So, what are trying to prove? This is stuff they teach in Canadian elementary school, never once have I heard of the rabbit on the moon during Easter.

Are you trying to whitewash Asian folklore? The link you provided only talks about the history of Easter, no rabbit on the moon.

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