As a child I loved Easter, maybe even more than Christmas. Each year there was a new fancy dress, frilly socks, white patent ...

British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

Easter Sunday stands as one of the most important days in the Christian calendar, celebrated with joy and reverence across ...

Around 90 million chocolate bunnies are sold for Easter. The percentage of consumers who eat the ears off chocolate bunnies ...

Easter is, of course, the time of year when Christians celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, but don’t expect ...

Charles Brammall rabbits on about Easter. I didn’t grow up going to church on Good Friday- it wasn’t part of my ...

In a few days all over the world, an event called Easter or Easter Sunday will be celebrated. As a young man growing up, I can recall getting dressed for ...

The Spanish word for Easter is Pascua. In Italian, it’s Pasqua. French speakers have Pâques. All of these words derive from pascha —both Latin and Greek for Passover, the Jewish festival during which ...

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

This ancient Pagan festival, deeply tied to the Germanic goddess Eostre (from whom we get the word ‘Easter’), marks the moment when day and night are of equal length, signalling the return of warmth, ...

Eostre, Anglo-Saxon goddess of the spring In particular, scholars have linked the celebration of Easter to the festival dedicated to Eostre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess. At least, the name ‘Easter’ ...