Easter arrives this year on Sunday, April 17, 2022, but if you think Easter started as a Christian holiday, think again. The history and origins of how Easter began aren't rooted in what Christians ...

You often hear that Easter is "a pagan holiday." This claim is made, variously, by some Christian Fundamentalists (who want to do away with or re-brand Easter), by some atheists (who want to undermine ...

As for Easter eggs and bunnies, there is little evidence that modern Christians lifted these symbols from pagans. In the early years of the Church, eating eggs was forbidden during Lent. Therefore, ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Millions of Orthodox Christians across Eastern and Southern Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere in the world, have celebrated Easter, capping weeklong religious celebrations.

When it comes to a lot of Christian holidays, it doesn’t take much digging to uncover pretty obvious remnants of the pagan festivals they replaced still lingering in the ways we celebrate today. The ...

Easter today walks that fine line between religious holiday and secular celebration, but it began as neither. The word is derived from Eostre, the goddess of spring honored by pagans every April.

There is a lot of symbolism in the foods of Easter, and not all of it is Christian. In fact, the word “Easter” is believed to be derived from “Eostre”, the pre-Christian, Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring ...

The Oregonian/OregonLive released its list of best brunches, just in time for Easter. But do you typically spend the holiday at brunch or in church? Is it a religious day for you or a highly caloric ...

I read the stories in the paper about Good Friday with interest especially the one about the reenactment in Dulac. The faithful in these reenactments are fascinating since they are commemorating a ...