Some of our regularly scheduled arguments have been put on hold as both Admetus and myself have been celebrating the vernal equinox/the ides of March/Easter/etc. But clearly such important holidays and holy days are full of provocative and important issues.

I present one such issue to you now:

Easter Bunny Image from  the excellent LOL Manuscripts!

Regardless of one’s beliefs re: Christianity, it is utterly incoherent to celebrate Easter by means of a bunny. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia at NewAdvent.org, the Easter Rabbit is a pagan symbol of fertility which lays easter eggs (which were also originally pagan but have acquired a more acceptable meaning and are thus not so objectionable). Now I understand that Easter was a spring holiday in part taken over from the pagan traditions, but I think that making the move from new life in the resurrected Christ to a celebration of fertility (c.f. [reproducing] like rabbits!) is a questionable one. Thus the Easter Bunny should be banned. While I recognize that removing Easter Bunny merchandise now is poorly timed given America’s flagging economy, I think that the Christian demographic would agree with me that doing so is a small price to pay. The non-Christian demographic which wished to preserve Easter Bunnies &etc. could simply create a new spring holiday involving rabbits.