Easter has been making headlines recently due to various events around the world. In Ukraine, the Easter festivities were overshadowed by the ongoing conflict with Russia, leading to somber celebrations for displaced Palestinians in Gaza. In the United States, a tragic Easter brunch shooting in Nashville left one person dead and five injured, prompting police action. Meanwhile, in Italy, the celebration of Easter was impacted by the war in Gaza, casting a shadow over the end of Ramadan.
Easter, also known as Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. It is described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day after his crucifixion. Easter is a significant event in the Christian calendar, marking the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. The date of Easter varies each year, falling on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox. It is a time of joy and celebration for Christians worldwide, symbolizing hope, renewal, and new beginnings.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that his country's armed forces launched their recent offensive against Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region to stop cross-border attacks against Russia's border regions, but added that Moscow has no plans to capture
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Latest figures were distorted by the earlier timing of Easter this year.
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A search committee previously sued for gender discrimination over its hiring process has announced its pick for the next senior pastor of a prominent New York City congregation
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Festivities to mark the end of Ramadan were overshadowed by the six-month war in Gaza.
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The pair’s romance reportedly ‘ran its course’ after three years
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Italians tend to serve fresher, more restrained and lower-abv whites with their food, not least so as not to overpower it
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Get ready for a scorcher.
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Police have arrested a Tennessee man suspected of an Easter brunch shooting at a Nashville restaurant that killed one person and injured five more
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Annual price growth slowed to its lowest level since December 2021 thanks to falling food costs and competition between retailers, according to new industry figures.
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Even before the skies opened up on children rolling eggs down a soggy South Lawn, the 146-year-old tradition was caught up in the latest partisan storm.
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President Biden, in acknowledging both days, drew the ire of many on the right, who attacked him as besmirching Christianity.
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Somber Easter celebrations were held on Sunday for hundreds of displaced Palestinians at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City.
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Pope Francis has led thousands of people in a moment of silence to pray for the aid workers killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza
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The Easter Mattins Service marks King Charles III's first major public appearance since announcing he had cancer in February.
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President Biden, in acknowledging both days, drew the ire of many on the right, who attacked him as besmirching Christianity.
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Sir Keir Starmer said it was a time of “optimism and new beginnings” as he issued his Easter Sunday message. The Labour leader, who hopes to be in No 10 by the end of the year, used his message to say that people would use Easter to think about “our
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With cocoa and sugar prices at record highs and tougher regulation to fight rising obesity, the head of Cadbury’s has a lot on her plate over the peak chocolate season of Easter
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A day after cancelling his appearance at the Stations of the Cross ceremony, the 87-year-old pope arrived in a wheelchair at Saint Peter’s Basilica in front of thousands of pilgrims.
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The price of eggs is soaring again and increased 8.4% in February from January, according to the Consumer Price Index.