SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Easter Bunny's days as a furry seasonal icon may be numbered in Australia, as conservationists Down Under move to replace it with the Easter Bilby. The bilby is a rare marsupial ...

Where does the Easter Bunny come from? As Christians probably already know, the Bible makes no mention of a mythical hare who ...

The Easter bilby is a uniquely Australian tradition, replacing the Easter bunny as the bearer of chocolate eggs. In Christianity, Easter commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ ...

The tradition of crucifixion in Pampanga, Philippines returns this Good Friday after three of the pandemic halted it; The iconic bilby is an Australian alternative to the Easter Bunny; Kids are ...

So, Australians have never been too keen on the idea of the Easter bunny bringing treats. But a bilby—a native marsupial with long ears—was a different story: In 1968, 9-year-old Rose-Marie ...