Rabbits symbolized new life and rebirth in ancient Egypt.
They considered it a symbol of the moon as the moon determines the date of Easter. The Easter Bunny’s visit is based upon a German Legend. The legend goes that a poor woman decorated eggs for her children to find during a famine. At the moment they found them, they looked up to see a big bunny hopping away.

......very, very interesting. Seeing as how my sign is ruled by the moon and I have a mild obsession with bunnies.