Easter Sunday is a day when Christians across the globe celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Data from the Pew ...

Nowruz, the spring equinox, is celebrated as a holiday across the region and is New Year's Day on the Iranian calendar. Iranians, like Jews, celebrate the holiday by decorating a table with seven ...

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

A local expert from Virginia Tech dives into the history behind the modern symbols of easter, especially with the bunny and ...

This April 20 is the day that is the Super Bowl of Sundays for one long-eared fellow, the Easter Bunny. Just how did this beloved character come to make this Christian holiday (and even for those who ...

Bunny origin story is more mysterious than you might imagine, and religion seems to have nothing to do with it ...

A symbol of resurrection and renewal, the pasque flower is symbolic of Easter for the Christian faith and Passover for the ...

The calendar date for Easter changes from year to year because the religious holiday is generally observed on the first Sunday after the full moon that follows – or is on – the ecclesiastical equinox, ...

Easter egg hunts and dyeing eggs have become common practices associated with Easter. Symbols like the eggs, chicks and Easter Bunny have religious roots, experts say. In the northern hemisphere ...

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