How Peeps Found Jesus.

Just in case you were wondering what Peeps had to do with the death of Christ: here's one last Peeps blog and then no more until next Easter (unless there is an overwhelming demand).

Candy historians speculate that the Peeps' link to Easter has more to do with the pagan origins of the holiday than its Christian roots. Eggs, and consequently chicks, are a long-standing symbol of fertility and rebirth, an appropriate image for a holiday that celebrates the coming of spring. Originally
part of a pagan fertility ritual symbolizing new life, the egg became incorporated into Easter as pagan rites were absorbed into Christianity with the Christianization of Central Europe.