Easter

I was sitting at my kitchen table last night, with my sister and a friend. My friend suddenly looks up and says "Bunnies have babies, right?". I replied with a simple yes, not expecting the next question. My friend again looks up and asks "Then where do the eggs come in?". I realized at this point that she was talking about the upcoming Easter holiday. In all my life i have never questions the fact that on Easter Sunday, you get up, put on your new pretty dress, hunt for eggs, and go to church (as my family does most Sundays anyways). I never in my life questioned why there were Bunnies and eggs involved in the Celebration. Easter is about Jesus, family, and my grandmothers famous colored mashed potatoes. While i was ponder these questions, laughing at her, and in my head just thinking it was all part of the commercialism of the holiday. I my self started to wonder how these traditional symbols of the holiday came to be.

Here are some answers i found online Easter Symbols
If you have any insight on these questions, please feel free to tell me what you know.