Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gather up those eggshells and get that picture of the Easter Bunny with the kids, as millions of people around the world prepare ...

Between Christmas and Easter — this time of year is for many the most depressing, a time when the darkness and cold of winter seep within the bones, and drag the soul earthward. Such might seem to be ...

The holiday cactus has become a generic term for several similar plants. In late fall, you might buy what you think is a Christmas cactus in a fit of seasonal spirit because they look so festive in ...

It is time to address the elephant in the room. The only way to deal with it is head on. To weigh the pros and the cons and determine once and for all, which is the better holiday, Christmas or Easter ...

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 ...

Christmas and Easter are both — to some extent — rebranded versions of existing pagan holidays. Easter has managed to retain a bit of its early pastoral simplicity. We still celebrate it with lilies ...

When I look back on Easter growing up, I remember Cadbury chocolate bunnies, egg hunts with paper baskets, and a delicious seafood lunch shared with family. But after a recent trip to the shops, I ...

For most Christian Americans, the holiest week of the year looks like most others. People purchase Starbucks lattes without lamenting the design of the cup and shop at Target without critiquing the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So why was Kate Ceberano’s song Bedroom Eyes blaring through the speakers as I did my Easter chocolate shopping this week? Both ...

It creeps up on you, doesn't it? One year, possibly (probably) pre-children, you vow never to get sucked into the consumerism, performance and stress of over-celebrating every holiday. "I'll keep it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Easter eggs in a customer's shopping basket at a Sainsbury's supermarket in London, U.K. Reports, trends and studies suggest ...