Bunnies/hares first Christian association was with Mary because they were believed to be partheonogenetic. Some people apparently still believe this ("born pregnant"
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Rabbits/hares appear in medieval art, eg., the Unicorn Hunt tapestries, as symbols of gentleness, vulnerability and the beauty of spring and summer. They're incorporated into church windows, prayer books, pillar capitals and "misericordiae,". which are narrow shelves in choir stalls that allowed monks and nuns to half-sit during the long hours of the Daily Office.
The first appearance of the Easter Hare was among Protestants in 17th. century Germany. Their descendants brought the Easter Bunny to America.
And, shades of Dan Brown: Icons of Mary Magdalen frequently show her holding a red egg.
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