The Spanish word for Easter is Pascua. In Italian, it’s Pasqua. French speakers have Pâques. All of these words derive from pascha —both Latin and Greek for Passover, the Jewish festival during which ...

Bottom line: There is not a definitive link in recorded history between the Easter Bunny and ancient paganism. Is it possible there ... just as there is a hare on the statue of [the Celtic goddess] ...

Perhaps the most popular origin myth for the Easter Bunny concerns the Germanic Pagan goddess of spring ... were sacred to a number of other pre-Christian deities, including the Roman goddess Diana ...

Newgrange was built by the god Dagda and named for the goddess Boann ... that St. Patrick went to Tara - the most powerful Celtic pagan site - in order to confront the religion of the Celtic ...

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

This Celtic celebration of fire and fertility culminates in the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man—and the arrival ...

Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries ...