Sweden has an Easter tradition with roots in pre-Christian Europe: On Maundy Thursday (Skärtorsdag), children go trick-or-treating. The Thursday before Easter was once said to be the day all ...

Easter is one of the biggest Christian holidays of the year, and is widely celebrated all over the world. For anyone looking ...

MailOnline looks at some of the more unusual religious ceremonies and Easter traditions happening across the globe this week. From real-life reenactments of the crucifixion in the Philippines to ...

Beyond its religious significance ... The Easter bilby is a uniquely Australian tradition, replacing the Easter bunny as the bearer of chocolate eggs. In Christianity, Easter commemorates the ...

Folk traditions related to Easter differ from Catholic ones. There are no symbols such as lambs, bunnies or chickens. There are, however, colourful Easter eggs – an adornment of the Easter table and a ...

NATHAN: Easter celebrates the start of the Christian religion. Hello it's Easter Sunday yay! I've got Easter presents to wrap Easter cards to write. Easter is absolutely central to what Christians ...

While many people associate Easter with Christian religious traditions, the holiday actually goes back further than that. It likely began as a pagan celebration in Germanic cultures to mark the ...

Credit: Quora.jpg While the origins of the Easter egg tradition may be rooted in ancient pagan beliefs, the Christian symbolism of the egg as a symbol of resurrection and new life has become the ...