![Happy Easter! Here Come the Witches](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t4LD6e1l4eQolqGr36aQGOXKrU0xyr4CVnONoxxniB85njxJOuKUzi0K5VagP2yem7EiAvF4E0EyXIlr7K0UDuUXPjm5qtXjYJbuxUc5Rde0KCgsMZp7yxVMSHVKkQZ7cbgjkFofn3hext9Y64yqggSvfaqRhgE__PTGAsyoSh-1dplA3hotfzgljtSKqbAA=s0-d)
In the United States, Easter folklore revolves around a giant bunny bringing kids treat-filled Easter baskets, which they then use to hunt for colored eggs. In Sweden and some parts of Finland, painted eggs are common, but a traditional Easter also involves children dressing up like witches and going door-to-door asking for treats—much like American kids do on Halloween. On postcards and other vintage Easter ephemera, we have fuzzy chicks and cuddly rabbits, while the Swedes have headscarf-sporting witches transporting cats and copper coffee pots on their brooms.
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