What others holidays are associated wth animals?

Gemini23

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Easter is almost here and in any store I got to it's plasterd with stuffed bunny rabbits and marshmallow ducks. Why do we associate bunnies and ducks with Easter, and what other holidays celeberate animals or use them as symbols?
 

LaurenR

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Easter coincides with pagan celebrations celebrating the return of spring (the equinox), which makes sense since both are centered around the idea of rebirth. Since pagans were more into animism than deism, their worship is symbolized in baby animals instead of more religious symbols. As for the last one, Halloween has pretty strong connections with black cats and other animals that could be considered witches' familiars...kind of weak though.
 
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