Holy water is also removed from the fonts in churches on Good Friday and Holy Saturday in preparation for the blessing of the water at the Easter Vigil ... Jesus died on the cross and was buried ...

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday — celebrations will precede Ash Wednesday, and the start of the Lenten season for 2025. Ash ...

But the performance was also filled with less obvious symbolism and Easter eggs, some of which tied into a video game theme and a few of which may get Drake's blood boiling even further.

A major travel agent is urging families to go on holiday during Easter rather than the summer to save money (Nick Ansell/PA) A major travel agent is urging families to go on holiday during Easter ...

Holidaymakers could make huge savings by choosing Easter as their travel time instead of summer, according to one leading travel agency. On the Beach claims that families can knock thousands of ...

A major travel agent is urging families to go on holiday during Easter rather than the summer to save money. On the Beach said making the switch could save families thousands of pounds as well as ...

Alleluia” (Easter sequence ... We almost get the impression that Jesus could not wait even for sunrise to come forth from the tomb. One can imagine Mary Magdalene recalling Jesus’ words ...

Easter is a great time for a holiday. Not only is the weather finally warming up but you can maximise your annual leave for extended time away from the daily grind. It’s still shoulder season in many ...

Look up this week for February’s full snow moon and to catch the last glimpse of a visible parade of planets in the night sky ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities ... Before entering their homes, they make the symbol of a cross in the air with the smoke of the candle above the door.