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Easter celebrations take different forms all over the world, and has long remained a holiday that retail markets love to capitalize on. The annual holiday represents a time when friends and family ...

As Easter approached at the end of March 2024, we looked into the many origin theories of the Christian holiday. The occasion celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his ...

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This Sunday, April 16, Christians will be celebrating Easter, the day on which the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place. The date of celebration changes from year to year. The reason for ...