Easter, the principal festival of the Christian church year, celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion. The origins of Easter date to the beginnings of ...

Historians believe that early German immigrants brought the story of the Easter Bunny to Pennsylvania in the 1700s, or at least an early iteration of the story. According to History.com ...

According to history.com, The Bible makes no mention of Easter bunnies. Rabbits are an ancient symbol of fertility and new life and are known as prolific procreators. The exact origins of the ...

Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20. Easter Sunday sometimes falls in late April, because the holiday is not tied to a specific date. As a result, all of the related religious ...

Here’s the origin of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter, when Lent ends and why the dates they fall on change every year. The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and ...

Monday, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, celebrating all things Irish in the U.S. and around the world. Cities celebrate with parades, bar crawls and more.

With Ash Wednesday marking the start of 40 days of fasting, reflection and repentance, Christians everywhere are gearing up to trade indulgence for discipline in the countdown to Easter.

Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, is one of the most isolated ... invention of writing in human history.” Rongorongo, which means “to recite, to declaim, to chant out” in Rapa Nui, is an ...

It's often viewed as a time for celebration and revelry and the final burst of excitement before the solemn observances of the Easter season. The origins of Carnival trace back to ancient times ...

Easter is later than usual this year because of the way Christians calculate the timing of the holiday. The holiday with Christian origins celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, according to ...