Easter Bunny long-dead time of winter. The Ukrainian art of decorating eggs for Easter, known as "pysanky", dates to ancient, pre-Christian times. Similar variants of this form of artwork are seen amongst other eastern and central European cultures. The idea of an egg-giving hare went to the U.S. in the 18th century. Protestant German immigrants in the Pennsylvania Dutch area told their children about the "Osterhase" (sometimes spelled "Oschter Haws"). "Hase" means "hare", not rabbit, and in Northwest European folklore the "Easter Bunny" indeed is a hare. According to the legend, only good children received gifts of colored eggs in the nests
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit in Sunnyvale, California, and was performed there for over 20 years. Although the characters of the story had been portrayed in the 1946 Disney film "Song of the South", it was not an exact adaptation of the book. A separate film, titled "The Adventures of Brer Rabbit", was released direct-to-video in 2006, and was described by the Washington Times as having hip-hop influences. It was nominated for the Best Home Entertainment Production Annie Award. The Adventures of Brer Rabbit The Adventures of Brer Rabbit is a book, a play, and a film inspired by the Uncle Remus stories. The central