History Main / EasterBunny

* Franchise/{{Tsukiuta}} has an Easter Bunny illustration set, of course, because their mascot is a rabbit, so they'll take any excuse to get these boys in bunny ears. It features Hajime managing to still look kingly in that many shades of pastel, and Haru ''suggestively holding an easter egg near his mouth''.

* There was a WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes cartoon, "Easter Yeggs", in which Bugs Bunny meets the Easter Bunny -- who tries to foist his egg-hiding chores off on Bugs because he's lazy.

* Mentioned by Sassette in the ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' story "Smurfed Behind: The Passion Of The Smurfs", when Tapper explains that the real purpose of Easter (and the Smurfs appearing in Jerusalem around 33 C.E.) was the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, with Snappy rather disillusioned by the whole revelation having nothing to do with Easter bunnies...although his mind is on seeing Smurfette in a bunny suit.

* One of the titular Guardians in ''RiseOfTheGuardians''.

* ''{{Hop}}'' is about a bunny who is the latest successor to the title would rather chase his dream of being a rock drummer instead.

* In ''Comicbook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'', the Easter Bunny is an alien, who created the [[EenieMeenieMinyMoai moai]] on Easter Bunny Island and used Earth to dispose of dangerous mutant eggs from his homeworld.

* The Easter Bunny is appointed by the Rabbit Council in ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell''. Kevin used to have the role, but currently it's his stepson Rudy. Who's a ''wolf''.

Its origins are a bit more complex. Missionaries found that adding Christian elements to pagan celebrations made conversions a bit easier. So they combined the Christian celebration of {{Jesus}}'s [[BackFromTheDead resurrection]] with fertility rites around that time of year, and rabbits and eggs being signs of those, they became symbols of Easter as well. It helped that the resurrection theme went along well with the renewal theme of most pre-Christian spring festivals.

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* Creator/WilliamJoyce's ''Literature/TheGuardiansOfChildhood'' has E. Aster Bunnymund, a member of an order of [[{{Harvey}} Pooka's]] that have established a series of tunnels that lie beneath much of the Earth. Bunnymund himself is a talented martial artist and swordsman and joins other figures such as Santa Claus in the Guardians team put together by the Man in the Moon. He also played a role in shaping the planet. Originally egg-shaped and in danger of becoming orbitally unstable, Bunnymund recarved the Earth to a stabler globe shape, creating the continent of Australia among other features in the process. The film version plays up the Australia creation aspect as part of his personality with Creator/HughJackman voicing him.

* In ''{{Peanuts}}'', Snoopy is the Easter Beagle.

* Many rabbits get purchased as gifts around Easter time. Frequently this ends badly as children are not prepared for taking care of rabbit. Many rabbits end in shelters, but other get abandoned which is a certain death sentence.

* One of the "Council of Legendary Figures" in ''TheSantaClause 2''.
* Then there was the scene toward the end of ''HomeAlone'', where an actor playing Santa Claus gets served with a parking ticket on Christmas Eve. "What's next?" he grouses. "Rabies shots for the Easter bunny?"

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* [[Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} Miss Texas]] dressed up as the Easter Bunny during the season for USWA in 1992.

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* Many rabbits get purchased as gifts around Easter time. Frequently this ends badly as children are not prepared for taking care of rabbit. Many rabbits end in shelters, but other get abandoned which is a certain death sentence.

* [[Creator/RankinBassProductions Rankin/Bass]] did at least '''3''' [[EasterSpecial Easter Bunny specials]]: ''HereComesPeterCottontail'' (1971); ''The First Easter Rabbit'' (1976) which was based on the children's story, ''The Velveteen Rabbit''; and ''The Easter Bunny is Comin' To Town'' (1977). They sure liked that rabbit.

In many places where Easter is celebrated today, things about sex and coming back from the dead aren't considered appropriate things to teach children, so the elements got fiddled around with until Easter became a case of SantaClausmas for many people, with the Easter Bunny being the most prominent figure instead of Jesus.

Compare SantaClaus.

* In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9ooZYjF0mI Lobo's Paramilitary Christmas Special]]'', the Easter Bunny hires {{Lobo}} to kill Santa Claus as he is sick of the jolly fat man hogging all of the holiday glory.