Many of us know the Christian celebration of Easter as told in the bible. But did you now that the Easter bunny and Easter eggs have their roots in the 1600's in Germany? Children would create colorful "nests" around their house and if they had been good the Easter Bunny (who was actually consider a Hare not a Rabbit) would leave eggs. The immigrants to the Pennsylvania Dutch country were the first to introduce this custom to the United States.
It is also thought that the tradition was tied to Spring time, the vernal equinox and the images of fertility that springtime and new litters of rabbits brought on.
It has been just picture perfect in the Desert this week and while the glorious scent of the citrus blossoms is starting to fade you can still catch it in some places. Just one more thing that makes living in the Desert So great.
If you are in the Desert Today don't forget the last day of the Kraft-Nabisco LPGA at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage.
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