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Blog: Romance in the 1880s

A joyful Easter
This German printed postcard wishes "A Joyful Easter" as a young boy dressed in a sailor's uniform sits on a wooden cage holding a baby chick. Brightly colored eggs and chickens are visible in the foreground. Eggs and egg coloring have been a long standing easter tradition, since eggs were seen as a symbol of new life and rebirth. However, Bunnies have only been associated with Easter since around the 17th century.
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