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  • The White House Easter Bunny tradition was started under the Nixon administration.
  • The Bunny's costume has changed over the years, and the procession was canceled twice due to the pandemic.
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This year, two Easter Bunnies were present at White House Easter festivities on Sunday – one stopped by the White House briefing room while the other was flanked by President Joe Biden and First lady Jill Biden on the White House balcony.

Though the traditional Easter Egg Roll was canceled for the second year in a row due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Easter Bunnies still made an appearance.

They were dressed differently – one in a spring dress the other in a dapper vest previously seen during other administrations.

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The Easter Bunny poses in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2021.
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But both had similar drowsy eyes and were outfitted with masks. (However, it is unclear if Easter Bunnies can contract and spread COVID-19.)

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Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Westling, a military aide to the president, donned the suit with the vest. Meghan Hays, White House director of message planning, later revealed in a tweet that she was woman behind the mask for the other Easter Bunny.

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