The New Yorker

Easter Island and the Allure of “Lost Civilizations”

Still, the fancy persists, implanted like a microchip, ever since Erich von Däniken’s 1968 best-seller, “Chariots of the Gods ...
Yahoo

A (brief) history of Easter, why it’s celebrated, and global customs

GHENT, WV (WVNS) — As Easter approaches, it is important to remember what Easter is, as well as how and why people celebrate it throughout the world. Easter is a religious holiday, through which ...

A historian corrects the record about the mysteries of Easter Island

In ‘Island at the Edge of the World,’ Mike Pitts tells the story of the people who carved the giant heads on the remotest inhabited place on earth.

The So-Called Mysteries of Easter Island

As for the statues long assumed to have been abandoned as they were being transported to the coastline to be displayed in ...
NBC Washington

Why Easter Eggs? Inside the Origins and History of the Tradition

The world is preparing to celebrate the most important day in Christianity this Sunday: Easter. The Christian holiday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after he was crucified by the Romans ...
NBC Washington

When was the first Easter egg hunt? Where did the Easter Bunny come from?

Millions of colorful eggs will be hidden and found this Sunday. Easter may be a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after he was crucified by the Romans on Good Friday ...