Two 2,300-year-old swords discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis in France "have few equivalents in Europe," and one is ...

Exploring its history and how it’s celebrated - From a celebration that’s thousands of years old to a workers’ day of protest ...

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

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

is that it ultimately comes from a pagan symbol of fertility. There are a few reasons why this is more likely. For one thing, the use of the hare as a symbol of fertility is firmly established across ...

There are other European Easter traditions involving hares, including eating their meat and hunting them. One report from ...

Eggs and flowers are rather obvious symbols of female fertility ... In 1790, the local parson tried to stop the custom due to its pagan associations, but he was unsuccessful, and the custom ...

Eggs and flowers are rather obvious symbols of female fertility ... In 1790, the local parson tried to stop the custom due to its pagan associations, but he was unsuccessful, and the custom continues ...

SIMILAR FINDS IN TIME AND PLACE: Hoard of Bronze Jewelry Found in Polish Lake Reveals Ancient Celtic Water Burial Ritual The museum also hypothesized that the dagger could have been cast in the ...

Rabbits and hares, along with eggs, are general symbols of spring and renewal that have become ... There is not a definitive link in recorded history between the Easter Bunny and ancient paganism. Is ...