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How the Christmas bunny helps against dementia at Easter

Mixing up the holidays can be a sign of dementia.

(Bild: Edeka, YouTube, Krone KREATIV)

And then suddenly it's Christmas - at Easter. Huh, you ask? Yes, this year's Easter commercial by German grocer Edeka not only makes some people think, but also cry: it shows an elderly woman preparing for the festive season, but she has made a mistake. Read here what a Christmas bunny at Easter has to do with dementia.

A woman sits alone on her bed in the dark, seemingly thinking. Then she gets up and fetches a box from the attic. And she starts decorating and cooking: The porcelain Santa Claus stands dutifully next to the delicate angel on the shelf, baubles and tinsel glisten from the fir tree, the woman's eyes light up at the sight of the Christmas tree. She lovingly coats the goose in the oven again and again and sets the table festively. There, a honk - the family has arrived, the woman has finished everything just in time. It could be a wonderful Christmas Eve. But you can tell by the face of the daughter who enters: Something is wrong.