TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - It’s a festive time of eggs and bunnies, but also a most celebrated Christian holiday. “It’s time for us to really think about the most important event in human history, which is ...
When you think about Easter, you might picture bunnies, baskets and chocolate. But even though Easter is significantly commercialized in stores and society in general, its origin is rooted in the ...
Look out your window and he's sitting right there on the branch closest to your window – the harbinger of spring – a robin chirping you awake every morning. Soon, flowers will start blooming, ...
The Bible explains the reason why Christians celebrate Easter. Few understood this reason better than Homer Simpson. In one episode of The Simpsons, Homer grumbled, “everything’s so damn expensive ...
Lent is a 40-day period of prayer and reflection observed by some Christian denominations. Lent culminates with Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter's date fluctuates ...
Easter weekend is approaching, and will mark a later-than-usual date on the calendar for the Christian celebration. Not only does Easter Sunday commemorate Christians' belief in the Resurrection of ...
In the 1960s, the Peace Corps ran an ad on TV and in countless magazines that showed a tumbler partially filled with water. Did you see the glass as half empty or half full? If you answered half full, ...
From the springtime setting with newly bloomed flowers to fun Easter traditions, like dyeing eggs and making creative Easter baskets, there’s a lot to love about Easter. It’s a holiday celebrated by ...
What Is Greek Orthodox Easter? Greek Orthodox Easter is the conclusion of Greek Orthodox's "Great Lent," a strict 40-day period of fasting. Great Lent ends on Lazarus Saturday, which is when Orthodox ...
After Indian officials’ announcement that Easter Sunday would be a “working day” this year was met with widespread protests from Christians, the governor of the state of Manipur in northeast India ...