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Liebres sagradas, brujas de invierno desterradas y culto pagano: las tradiciones del conejo de Pascua tienen raíces antiguas

  • Written by Tok Thompson, Professor of Anthropology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageNiños celebrando la Pascua, con conejitos y huevos de Pascua.Sanja Radin/Collection E+ via Getty Images

El conejo de Pascua es un personaje central en las celebraciones de Pascua estadounidenses. En el domingo de Pascua, los niños buscan regalos escondidos, que a menudo son huevos de chocolate, que el conejo de Pascua pudo haber...

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