(Bach, for example, produced a cantata for every Sunday in the church year but a special oratorio for Easter Sunday.) Decorating the church with flowers, especially lilies, was a common custom.

This Easter, take your eggs one step further with these different decorating techniques. Don’t be intimidated! This design isn’t as difficult as it looks. All it takes is a little planning ...

It used to be just bonnets, bunnies and copious amounts of chocolate, but Easter has entered a new era of decorating. Magazines and social media are awash with Easter trees, crackers and ...

Speaking of trees, this Easter has also given rise to a new seasonal trend known as Easter trees. This Easter decorating idea consists of a tree branch arrangement in a vase with Easter-themed ...

The festal letter of Athanasius in 330 shows that the early church was practising a 40-day fast prior to Easter (also indicated in Canon V of the first Nicene Council). The fifth-century church ...

The vibrant red, blue, orange and gold panels decorating walls and ceiling are the work ... As Ukraine marks its third Easter ...

You can find out more by visiting the - A Church Near You link - to find out what is happening. • All Saints Higher Walton and Holy Trinity Hoghton are hosting a number of events at Easter.

It’s the ecclesiastical dates of the full moon and the spring equinox that are used to calculate Easter (not the astronomical dates). Ecclesiastical dates are used by the Christian church and ...

The Colorado Egg Producers hosted an egg decorating event at the Ronald McDonald House in Denver. FOX31 photojournalist JD Romero shares the story of one man spending Easter with his twins at the ...

Themes: Easter; Jesus’ death ... After the video Ask children to share their ideas about the 'happy' and 'sad' parts of the video and to give the reasons why they think as they do.