Suzy Sharpe Artist & Illustrator: It is thought that the rabbits around easter come from Pagan symbolism, representing fertility and new growth. However rabbits do not lay eggs…they are though quite like Hares. Young hares, (leverets), lie hidden in the long grass to avoid detection from predators. Motionless and perfectly camouflaged, the leverets can be found sharing the same space as Lapwings who use similar places to their own eggs. It’s therefore possible that people assumed that hares laid eggs…. This guardian article is interesting on the subject https://ift.tt/2oquX4h Happy Easter however you celebrate it!