By The Associated Press The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, ...

Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect ...

What is Easter and why do we celebrate it with eggs? A brief history explained According to Ecclesiastical tradition, it comes on first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, which follows spring ...

Belief in the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of the Christian faith. But the miracle of Easter didn’t end there. What happened afterward was just as improbable – and offers a ...

Easter Sunday brings Holy Week to a close– a week that begins with Palm Sunday and includes Good Friday, the solemn day that remembers Jesus’s crucifixion.

This April 20 is the day that is the Super Bowl of Sundays for one long-eared fellow, the Easter Bunny. Just how did this beloved character come to make this Christian holiday (and even for those ...

Easter 2025: Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, symbolising hope and new beginnings after his crucifixion. It concludes the 40-day Lent period.

Heat? Humidity? Rain? Cold? Snow? Given the nature and variability of when the Easter Holiday can fall over the course of the spring season, our region has seen it all throughout the years.

Easter occurs on the first Sunday after a full moon in Spring. This is because the Bible, which Christians follow as the word of God, states that an eclipse occurred the day that Jesus died ...

Things to do this weekend: Enjoy Easter festivities and Earth Day events Local farms and museums are honoring Easter; the Natural History Museum will have a planet-loving party.

As Lent wraps up, Holy Week continues through Easter Sunday. See the meaning of Good Friday and why people fast after Maundy Thursday.