The anglo-saxon goddess Eostre was the goddess of the spring and new life. She was often depicted as a hare because of their ability to conceive whilst still pregnant and therefore produce large numbers of young. The egg was also a symbol of new life for obvious reasons. In England I don't think the custom of egg hunts is very common but egg rolling I have come accross all over the country. It seems more often to take place on the Monday but this may be because of the religious observances on Easter Sunday. We always used to decorate eggs on Easter morning and then eat them! I have also ben involved in egg tossing contests but these did not happen near Easter.