one of the most important holidays in the Hallmark calender ...
named after the German spring goddess, Eastre ...
the day commemorates the official arrival of spring with the resurrection of the easter bunny from its burrow as foretold by the ground hog only weeks earlier ...
the easter bunny’s emergence is no doubt a forced evacuation resulting from invasive under-growths of daffodil and tulip roots ...
after his transmutation, the easter bunny proceeds to lay hard-boiled, colorfully decorated eggs while dispersing his stash of chocolates before they melt in the warm spring air or reach their expiration date ...
holiday hams and red beets are more symbolic staples of the carnivorous savagery of some sects while marshmallow peeps and jelly beans represent political extremes ...
the holiday rarely goes unnoticed anymore as shopkeepers count on revenues from the devout ...
