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The medieval English scholar was a devoted student of Computus – the calculation of the date of Easter.
The sources offer an intriguing – and surprising – insight.
Because chocolate gifts need their glasnost too.
Lent is inextricably linked to Jesus’s 40 days in the wilderness, right? In fact, it’s not that simple.
How should we celebrate Christmas during a time when religious extremism inspires terrorist attacks and young people are abandoning the church?
Why do chocolate makers and other food producers use unsustainably grown palm oil? You can blame health-conscious consumers looking for alternatives to trans fats.
The proposition that Easter is a 100% Christian affair is manifestly unsustainable. It shows an ignorance of history. Worse, it shows a failure to understand the way religious traditions work.
Australians love Easter but it seems we love Easter eggs more, spending more than A$185 million on chocolate over the holiday break.
All around the world many parents are preparing for Easter – possibly thinking of how Easter eggs will be hidden, how they will explain their delivery and perhaps bracing themselves for some challenging…
This Easter it is worth asking what the Easter Bunny is all about. Indeed, there’s more to the furry character than a fondness for chocolate. Rabbits were first domesticated by monks in the south of France…
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