Easter on East

Easter gives us new life.

Every morning, the sun rises from the east. The sun gives us new light. The sun gives us new life. The sun rises from the east. The east gives us Easter.

Easter comes with Easter Bunny. Rabbit is a symbol of fecundity and new life.

Easter comes with Easter Egg. Egg is a symbol of new life.

In China, east is represented by the zodiac symbol 卯。卯 also represents rabbit, one of the twelve zodiac years.

卯 is very similar to 卵，egg. Thus, 卯 represents east, rabbit and egg, the main symbols of Easter.

In China, one day is divided into twelve zodiac hours. 卯 represents 5 to 7 am, the early morning. 卯 represents the beginning of new life.

Easter occurs shortly after spring equinox, after which day time is longer than night time. This is most suitable for the growth of new life. In China, there is a festival around the same time. It is 清明，a time to commemorate our ancestors. To commemorate ancestors and to celebrate new life are two sides of the same coin.

Zodiac signs ：子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥

Animal signs :  鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪

                             子

                      亥          丑

                戌                     寅

           酉                                卯 (east,  5 to 7 am)

                申                    辰

                      未          巳

                             午