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 ...

The Christian and egg hunting holiday of Easter is almost here. Everything you need to know about it and why the day changes.

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 ...

The Easter Bunny is a much celebrated character in American Easter celebrations. On Easter Sunday, children look for hidden special treats, often chocolate Easter eggs, that the Easter Bunny might ...

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, ...

Eggs are one of the most recognizable symbols of Easter. But why them and not another food? The answer is not as simple as it ...

The Easter Bunny origin story is more mysterious than you might imagine, and religion seems to have nothing to do with it ...

The historical evidence contradicts this popular notion. Anyone encountering anti-Christian polemics will quickly come up against the accusation that a major festival practiced by Christians across ...

Many of the Easter traditions Christians celebrate today date back to the early days of Christianity. Karl Gehring/The Denver Post via Getty Images Easter brings together an unlikely cadre of ...