复活节兔是复活节象征之一。其表现形式为在复活节（或春分）的时候给孩子们送出礼物的兔子。它源于西欧文化，通常由野兔而不是家兔的形象出现。在东半部的欧洲大陆，如匈牙利，也有其悠久的历史。作为多产动物的兔子，象征了春天的复苏和新生命的诞生。兔子是爱神阿佛罗狄忒的宠物，也是日耳曼土地女神霍尔塔的持烛引路者。因此，现在兔子是作为给孩子们送复活节蛋的使者。复活节兔子来自于一个民间传说的代表。类似的还有圣诞老人和牙齿仙子。部分的家庭参与这一庆祝活动并不是因为相信其存在，而是作为一种传统，或者是觉得有趣。

The Easter Bunny (also called the Easter Rabbit or Easter Hare) is a folkloric figure and symbol of Easter, depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs. Originating among German Lutherans, the "Easter Hare" originally played the role of a judge, evaluating whether children were good or disobedient in behaviour at the start of the season of Eastertide. The Easter Bunny is sometimes depicted with clothes. In legend, the creature carries colored eggs in his basket, candy, and sometimes also toys to the homes of children, and as such shows similarities to Santa Claus or the Christkind, as they both bring gifts to children on the night before their respective holidays. The custom was first mentioned in Georg Franck von Franckenau's De ovis paschalibus (About Easter Eggs) in 1682 referring to a German tradition of an Easter Hare bringing Easter eggs for the children.