Easter is, of course, the time of year when Christians celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, but don’t expect to learn that on the English Heritage children’s Easter trail.

AD for this one. According to the writings of Venerable Bede, an Anglo-Saxon deity named Ēostre was accompanied by a hare or ...

Today, we unwrap our Easter chocolates and dye eggs in pastel palettes, but behind these fun traditions lies a story that’s ...

Easter Sunday in 2025 will be observed on April 20, marking one of the most sacred and widely celebrated days in Christianity ...

A booklet given out at several English Heritage sites says that the word comes from the name of the goddess Eostre without ...

Easter is a harbinger of spring. Even with occasional April snow showers — like those outside my window as I write this ...

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

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