One social media user shares an image of Malteser Bunnies in Sainsbury's on Christmas Eve and points out: "Jesus hasn't even ...

Shoppers bemused as Easter eggs hit shop shelves before New Year’s Eve - ‘They’ve not even managed to shift the Christmas ...

They symbolize new life just like a bird hatches from an egg. They're also delicious. Nathan, 11, and Lara, 13, tell us about Christian celebrations on Good Friday and Easter Day. They show us ...

Pope Francis led the Easter Mass at St ... day for welcoming new members into the Christian faith. But in Feuerthalen, Switzerland, it was all about egg painting. For Christians, the eggs are ...

In Europe, for example, people began decorating eggs during the Christian celebration of Lent, a period of fasting and repentance leading up to Easter. Eggs were seen as a symbol of the ...

Tim Dieppe, the head of public policy at Christian Concern, said Easter eggs were a "clear symbol of the Easter story". He added: "It seems very odd that someone would want to try and separate ...

Traditionally though, chicken eggs would be hard boiled and then decorated by hand. Traditional Easter egg hunts remain popular with both Christian and non-Christian children.

Dear Teachers, The Christian holiday of Easter is approaching ... I didn’t know the thing about the empty Easter eggs [symbolizing an empty tomb]. I learned something new.