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 ...

Scholars and art experts have long mentioned the influence of pagan goddesses, such as Isis, on the early iconography of the Virgin Mary by early Christians. These pre-Christian deities were often ...

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] ...