The Spanish word for Easter is Pascua. In Italian, it’s Pasqua. French speakers have Pâques. All of these words derive from ...

Eve. Tomorrow is one of the holiest days of Christendom. And again, we’ll hear the debate of why that bunny gets more attention than Jesus. Of course, he shouldn’t. But he’s been around a lot longer ...

The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory ...

The bunny has become a symbol of Easter celebrations worldwide. As such embodying the spirit of spring, renewal, and joy.

There are other European Easter traditions involving hares, including eating their meat and hunting them. One report from ...

Let us consider one theory about the origin of the Easter Bunny. In recent times, a popular theory is that the Easter Bunny ...

Hot cross buns once symbolised pagan festivals, moved into Christian rites and survived royal bans to remain a symbol of ...

Did Easter come from an ancient Greek festival? Scholars have long linked the customs involved in this celebration with pagan ...

Hot cross buns aren’t just a sweet snack that appears around Easter. They carry centuries of storytelling in their dough.

Bede noted that in eighth-century England the month of April was called Eosturmonath, or Eostre Month, named after the goddess Eostre. He wrote that a pagan festival of spring in the name of the ...