As for rabbits, the timing of their association with Easter also eliminates the possibility that they are a holdover from ...

In 1592, Queen Elizabeth I restricted the sale of spiced bread and buns, perhaps because of religious tensions. England had ...

Despite centuries of suppression, pagan heritage has stubbornly persisted and continues to influence modern beliefs. This ...

For nearly a thousand years, Rome worshiped its ancient gods. Then everything changed. As Christianity rose to power in the ...

The Christian holiday of Easter is built on top of a pagan festival celebrating the spring equinox, with the symbols of the ...

Easter will be celebrated this year on Sunday, April 5. Though widely associated with the Easter Bunny, colorful eggs, and ...

Recently, I have had the experience of strangers publicly criticizing my religious and spiritual beliefs. Melissa Bird is a descendant of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes. She is a nationally recognized ...

"Byzantine. By the same hand. (Encaustic, G.B.G. 7 x 9.) Representing the triumph of Christianity over Paganism. Saints Dicaterina and Mercurios, whose names are given, are spearing the Roman emperors ...

Generations of monks once lived in this monastic complex, and by the fifth century, it was also a hub of Coptic art and ...

Something spiritual is happening this Easter. Christ is risen, indeed. But so is Christianity around the world, despite the ...