为复活节兔子让路(Make way for the Easter Bunny)

你知道复活节兔子有几个世纪的历史吗？虽然今天我们将其与巧克力蛋和儿童游戏联系起来，但它的起源要古老得多。在中世纪的欧洲，兔子象征着生育和重生。日耳曼人认为，保护春天的伊奥斯特雷女神有一只兔子作为象征。随着基督教的传播，这一形象与复活节融合在一起，在18世纪，德国移民将这一传统带到了美国。
原文：
Do you know how many centuries the Easter Bunny has a history? Although we associate it with chocolate eggs and children's games today, its origins are much older. In medieval Europe, rabbits symbolized fertility and rebirth. The Germanic people believed that the goddess Iosterlei, who protected spring, had a rabbit as a symbol. With the spread of Christianity, this image merged with Easter, and in the 18th century, German immigrants brought this tradition to the United States.
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