Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of ...

Some Christians reject Easter, citing its pagan origins and lack of biblical backing, instead favouring Passover as the true ...

ShareThe celebration of Triumphant Entry and Palm Sunday ushers in the Holy Week and Easter, bringing the Lenten season to an ...

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

Fluffy, innocent, and hopping with joy, the bunny has become the cheerful face of the holiday. But behind the sugary smiles ...

Early Christians started marking bread with a cross to show their devotion, and ate it throughout the year. They believed the ...

Hot cross buns aren’t just a sweet snack that appears around Easter. They carry centuries of storytelling in their dough.

From pagan rituals to supermarket shelves, this spiced bun has carried centuries of faith, folklore, and flavour in its ...

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

Easter is a holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his crucifixion. It is a deeply spiritual ...

From ancient gods to modern supermarkets ... and scholars have debated whether these customs influenced early Christian bread traditions. Pagan Saxons worshipped a spring goddess named Eostre. They ...