Easter Bunny
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The Easter Bunny is a folkloric figure and symbol of Easter, typically depicted as a rabbit that brings and hides decorated eggs for children to find.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Easter hare | 1 |
| Sunny the Easter Bunny | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folkloric figure
ⓘ
mythical creature ⓘ symbol of Easter ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Easter advertising
ⓘ
children’s literature ⓘ films ⓘ holiday greeting cards ⓘ television specials ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Easter egg
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ rebirth ⓘ spring ⓘ |
| associatedWithHoliday | Easter ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligionTradition |
Christian culture
ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
many Western countries ⓘ |
| culturalCategory | holiday mascot ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
anthropomorphic rabbit
ⓘ
rabbit carrying a basket of eggs ⓘ rabbit wearing clothes ⓘ |
| earlierForm |
Easter Bunny
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter hare
|
| firstDocumentedIn | German Lutheran traditions ⓘ |
| gives |
candy
ⓘ
chocolate eggs ⓘ decorated eggs ⓘ small toys ⓘ |
| givesTo | children ⓘ |
| hasCompanionObject |
Easter basket
ⓘ
Easter egg ⓘ
surface form:
Easter eggs
|
| hasSpeciesForm |
hare
ⓘ
rabbit ⓘ |
| holidayRole |
judging children’s behavior
ⓘ
rewarding well-behaved children ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | European folklore ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
bringing Easter eggs
ⓘ
delivering gifts to children ⓘ hiding Easter eggs ⓘ |
| relatedCustom |
Easter baskets
ⓘ
Easter egg decorating ⓘ Easter egg hunt ⓘ |
| roleSimilarTo | Santa Claus ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
childhood innocence
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ joy ⓘ new life ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sunny the Easter Bunny
this entity surface form:
Easter hare