Coles shoppers in Berwick are amongst the top five in regional sales of Traditional Fruit Hot Cross Bun in Victoria this year, with more than 152,000 packs sold since landing o shelves on Boxing Day last year.
While the exact origins of the Easter Bunny remain unclear, one theory is that the symbol of the bunny comes from a pagan, or German festival of the goddess Eostre, who was the goddess of fertility. Since rabbits are very fertile and eggs represent fertility, that’s how the bunnies and eggs came into play.
In Eastern European countries such as Slovakia and Czech Republic, there is an Easter Monday tradition where men drench women in ice cold water and hit them on the legs with thinly braided branches of a willow tree to symbolise youth, strength and make women healthy for the upcoming Spring season.
