Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

Listed by UNESCO as Intangible World Heritage, the country's Holy Week is one of the world’s most exuberant Easter celebrations ... worshippers carrying palm fronds and singing joyful ...

Some significant ones include palm fronds, donkeys ... the horses who were used in the war at the time. The idea of an Easter lamb is said to symbolize Jesus himself—an innocent body who ...

The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place not in Ireland but in America. "Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade ...

On Palm Sunday afternoon, the crowds waved palm fronds as they made a procession ... Christians use the Julian Calendar to calculate Easter, the celebrations occur at different times.

Cian Walsh — a Cork, Ireland, dancer who travels the world as a cast member of “A Taste of Ireland” — spent Tuesday morning ...

In Ethiopia, the faithful wear headbands made of palm leaves to remind them of the palm leaves that were laid before Jesus' path. The day leading up to Easter Sunday is called Himamat (suffering, pain ...

Easter is celebrated in Cyprus as the holiest day of the Christian year and the whole of Holy Week, from Palm Sunday till Easter Sunday ... Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. The olive leaves are ...

The fluorescent lightning and ever-present ambient machinery buzz imbues this spot with the essence of the uncanny, the ...

As the Easter season approaches, the cost for a carton of eggs is high and supply is low. Here are five fun alternatives to ...