Suzy Sharpe Artist & Illustrator: As we approach easter i like to look up stories about where traditions come from ... so here is a thought about the hare. The Hare and the Lapwing The Easter bunny was originally a Hare but it was so steeped in Pagan folklore that it was deemed 'unfitting' for Christian purposes. Hares, hide from predators by making a shallow indentation in the soil known as a form. Lapwings classically inhabit the same territories as hares and make a scrape of a nest on the ground. Lapwings were know to use a hare's form as a nest and so eggs where often found in a form and occasionally assumed to have been laid by the Hare. . This small Hare original painting along with a few others on paper are over in my shop... there is also a 20% off if you use the code MADMARCH until the 31st March 😊