This is
Ollie the owl, a creature from the
Waitrose range of Woodland Friends, which they released for the upcoming Easter. They also have the owl as a chocolate cake (see picture below). Call me a sucker, but I bought this for my Easter chocolate animal. Last year, for some reason, I could not find anything at all but Cadbury's eggs, so this time I bought the chocolates early on. I know Easter is meant for rabbits, hares, hens and eggs, all the Pagan symbols of fertility, but I thought I would be original and buy a chocolate owl. Which
symbolizes... well, wisdom, for one. Not exactly an abundance and fertility symbol, but nevertheless, I love owls.
I am usually not very original when it comes to Easter. In fact, I am very much a traditionalist when it comes to any holiday, be it Christmas or Halloween. A chocolate owl does fit Halloween and autumn more somewhat, although they would need to be more life-like, like
this one. But I have a special thing for owls among all birds. They are nocturnal, mysterious, there is the association with woodlands, ghost stories and horror. If my totem land dwelling animal is a cat, the bird that I would connect to the most would be either the corvids or the owls. Maybe this is why I was an easy target for these stupid desserts. That said, I have to admit, the cake tasted quite nice.
Stores are really moving away from selling chocolate rabbits and chicks for Easter. I was in London Drugs this afternoon and saw a chocolate Spongebob Squarepants and Stanley Cup. Actually, I gave away a chocolate Stanley Cup on my blog last year so I'm doing my bit to fuel this new trend, just as you are with your owl.
ReplyDeleteI am very traditionalist when it comes to Easter chocolates, usually. But sometimes I do derogate from the usual figures. I miss the Lulu and the Père trappites chocolate from my region.
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