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Creating New Easter Traditions
Easter is a time of renewal and growth - and thus a perfect time to create new traditions for your family. Here are six ideas for new family customs this Easter holiday.
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Bulgarian Easter Egg Traditions
Easter eggs are an important part of Bulgarian Easter traditions. Many practices have fallen out of fashion, but these rituals are still strongly associated with spring.
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Create an Easter Keepsake
Decorate wood eggs to create a keepsake ornament your family can cherish for years. Start the tradition this spring and add to your collection during future Easters.
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Easter History, Traditions, and Dates
Religious or not, most people celebrate Easter. Learn about the origin of Easter (rooted in Christianity and Paganism), popular traditions, and dates of Easter Sunday.
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Easter Traditions in Poland
Easter customs in Poland include decorating eggs called pisanki and cutting of indigenous plants to use as "palms" for Palm Sunday.
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Easter Traditions in Ukraine
Christian and pagan rituals have merged in Ukraine to create annual springtime customs that celebrate the end of winter and the resurrection of Christ.
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Eastern European Easter Eggs
Ukrainian eggs, Faberge eggs, and Rusyn pysanky are holdovers from pre-Christian pagan rituals that now symbolize Easter.
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Family Easter Celebrations and Traditions
Whether you celebrate Easter in a Christian, spiritual or secular way, here are some ideas to help you create meaningful family traditions this Spring.
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Family Easter Traditions
Easter is a fun holiday to kick off the spring season. For both the religious and non-religious, Easter events and traditions can help families grow closer together.
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Rankin/Bass The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
A review for parents of the classic Rankin/Bass stop-motion Easter special The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town with suggestions - related books and kids' Easter activities
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Easter Egg Hunt
Everyone remembers the fun of Easter egg hunts when they were young. Here are some fun and exciting ways to spice up this old tradition.
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Easter Fun for the Family
Celebrate Easter with meaningful and interesting activities that will engage both parents and children.
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Focusing on Christ at Easter
It's easy to forget the true meaning of Easter, especially for kids. Parents and Sunday School teachers can keep the focus on Jesus Christ with fun ideas and activities.
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Do Mormons Celebrate Easter?
Do Mormons believe in Easter? Learn more about LDS beliefs on Jesus Christ, the resurrection, and the true meaning of Easter.
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Easter Recipe: Pastiera Napoletana Grain Pie
Pastiera is made three or four days before Easter Sunday so the different flavors can blend. Here is the traditional Neapolitan recipe for this delicious Italian cake.
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Easter: Easter, bunnies, chocolate and so much more
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Giving a Chick at Easter
Chicks given to children as Easter gifts often die, and sometimes they pass on infectious diseases. There are creative alternatives.
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History of Easter
Easter closely associated with the arrival of spring and the renewal of life on Earth
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Key German Easter Vocabulary
With Easter just around the corner, learn about German Easter traditions, useful German Easter phrases and how to wish Happy Easter in German.
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Palm Sunday Traditions in Slovakia
Slovaks celebrate Palm Sunday by using branches rather than palms. It is the last moment of joy before the solemnity of Holy Week.
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THE HISTORY OF EASTER
In the Christian religion, the Easter tradition focuses on one man - a man who was born of Virgin birth and for thirty-three years walked the earth. His name is Jesus.
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Arranged Marriages Coming to Reality TV
Two new reality TV shows will feature arranged marriages. Family and friends will select a mate for their loved one who will then meet and marry the hand-picked suitor.
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Easter - Where do the Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs come from?
Where do the Easter Bunny and Easter eggs come from? Read this article to find out!
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Easter's Pagan Past
As eggs and rabbits start popping up in stores and on the television, it is always valuable to look back and remember where those familiar symbols came from.
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Spanish Easter Cakes - Recipe
Try these delightful little cakes fried in olive oil, a tradition at Eastertime. Dip them in honey, wine, cinnamon or sugar for a tasty treat.
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SPRINGTIME
Spring begins on March 20, 2001; it is the time of year when the frozen days of winter have ended and a time of new beginnings. There are many activities that go on during this time of the Earth reawaking. This article is about some of those things that people can do for fun as spring arrives in all her splendor.
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Boa Pascoa
Easter eggs and vocabulary
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Boxing Puddings?
Well not <i>really</i> boxing puddings, but a look at Boxing Day and Christmas pudding origins.
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Easter Egg Hunting for Kids
Easter eggs hunts are fun for the whole family. Whether indoors or outside in the spring air, there are loads of treats of all types inside those plastic Easter eggs.
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EASTER, ITALIAN STYLE Part 1
Easter traditions in Italy and Italian-American families
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Family Easter Party Ideas
Ever Wonder How the Easter Bunny and Eggs fit into the Easter Tradition? Find Out - plus lots of crafts, food and party ideas the whole family can enjoy!
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In Your Easter Bonnet.....Fun Times for Easter Egg-citment
It's about time for that Easter break, and the kids are hoppin' like bunnies! How can you keep them "entertained" and learning at the same time? Check this basket full of ideas!
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Pagan Roots of Easter Customs
At Easter time, children go on egg hunts looking for eggs the Easter bunny hid. Women and girls wear corsages. Traditional foods are eaten at Easter dinner.
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Slovak Mass and Easter Customs
A "Slovak Mass and Easter Customs Breakfast." occurs each year at Prince of Peace parish in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the Saturday prior to Palm Sunday.
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Best Easter Picture Books – Children Ages 4 to 8
The best Easter picture books for children ages 4 to 8 include stories about Easter egg hunts, decorating Easter eggs, and tales about the Easter Bunny and his origins.
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Celebrating Ostara
Eggs, rabbits, and marshmellow peeps. Celebrate Ostara, the spring equinox.
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Children's Easter Books – Popular Characters
For a great kid's Easter gift, try Easter books starring popular characters like the Berenstain Bears, Rosemary Wells' Max and Ruby, and Mercer Mayer's Little Critter.
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Max's Chocolate Chicken – Easter Cartoon
Children who love the Nick Jr. Max & Ruby show from Rosemary Wells' Max books, and especially the book Max's Chocolate Chicken, will enjoy this fun Easter cartoon.
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Ostara/Easter Celebration
There are practitioners of the Olde Religion who are also Christian. Both spiritual paths celebrate spring's holidays with seasonal flowers and foods.
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Political Influences on Russian Easter Egg-Giving, Part II
The unique tradition of giving Easter eggs survived 80 years of Communism and the prohibition of religious traditions. New artists are being born in Russia currently in an attempt to revive the heritage and traditions of Russia.
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Spring Ski Resort Events: Rockies
At ski resorts nationwide, warm weather and longer days add up to unending soft snow and non-stop skiing and snowboarding special events.
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The Meaning of Lent
The 40 days of Lent leading up to Easter Sunday, including Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, and ending in the Holy Triduum are considered the centerpiece of Christian religion
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The Truth About Easter Bunnies
Easter is a joyous time, but for somebunnies it's no time to celebrate.
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Will A Warm Easter Increase Sales?
A warm Easter may fuel a modest sales blip and cheer retailers looking for a bailout, but women won't splurge on hats. UK chains use cheap Easter eggs as loss leaders.
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Great Easter Doings
Easter is one of those holidays that lets us celebrate all sorts of good things. Naturally, the first celebration is the Resurrection of Christ. This is the real reason or Easter. However, their are other things we celebrate on this special day.
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The Eggcellent Egg Eggsplained
The egg is the star of many legends and old wives' tales. Eggs have been revered, exchanged, and used in rituals since ancient times and continue to this day as metaphors of possibility whether of ideas or the start of new things. Just where did our love affair with the egg begin?
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