It is Spring in Michigan, at least by the calendar.  So far in April, we have had one day with two inches of snow, and one day of 85 degrees.  April in Michigan is unpredictable.  This Sunday is Easter, one of the holiest days in the Christian faith.  It is a day to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ.  But before the time of Jesus, at this time of year the ancient Saxons celebrated the pagan goddess of spring and offspring, Eastre.   The goddess Eastre’s earthly symbol was the hare.  Eastre’s hare became the Easter bunny.  The egg, in most early cultures, signified birth and resurrection.  The Roman’s had a proverb:  Omne vivum ex ovo, “All life comes from an egg” (Panati’s, 1987, p. 56).  The church and its missionaries turned ancient festivals and rituals into Christian observances.  Commercialism has turned these days of faith into sales opportunities.  Today you will see more images of bunnies and colored eggs than of Christ rising from the grave.