Is the Easter Bunny pagan? Probably not. It seems to have been invented by German-speaking Protestants sometime in the 1600s.
Bibliography:
Stephen Winick, “Ostara and the Hare: Not Ancient, but Not As Modern As Some Skeptics Think,” Library of Congress Blogs, April 28, 2016.
Stephen Winick, On the Bunny Trail: In Search of the Easter Bunny, Library of Congress Blogs, March 22, 2016
Mommy, the bad rabbit guy touched me again…
😂🤣
There are actually lots of photos on the web of crying children sitting on the laps of unintentionally scary mall easter bunnies. :^)