Tag: Easter
Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity − dating back...
Gustavo Morello, Boston College
Holy Week and Easter are perhaps the most important days in the Christian calendar. Many...
Easter bunnies, cacao beans and pollinating bugs: A basket of 6...
Maggie Villiger, The Conversation
Tens of millions of chocolate bunnies get sold in the U.S. every Easter. Here are...
From goddesses and rabbits to theology and ‘Superstar’: 4 essential reads...
Molly Jackson, The Conversation
What’s Easter about? In some ways, the answer is pretty simple: Jesus Christ, and Christians’...
Lent is here – remind me what it’s all about? 5...
Molly Jackson, The Conversation
Foreheads smudged with the sign of the cross are the most visible sign of Ash...
Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots...
Tok Thompson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The Easter Bunny is a much celebrated character in...
Best Easter pageant ever? Half a century of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
Henry Bial, University of Kansas
In the days leading up to Easter Sunday, Christians around the world will participate...
How much candy do Americans eat in a whole year?
Rahel Mathews, Mississippi State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
What are the origins of Lent?
Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross
In late winter, many Christian denominations observe a 40-day period of...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
