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Fireworks and Pipe Bombs: How Greek Towns Celebrate Easter
On the island of Chios, rival parishes launch makeshift rockets at each other, while on Andros, iron pipes filled with gunpowder blow up right next to the Easter procession.
Glaze Up a Hot Cross Bun Today
You might want to celebrate the end of Lent with a nice fat ribeye, but why not start with some pillowy, chewy hot cross buns?
Pagans, Lost Sailors, and Grieving Widows: The Weird History of Hot Cross Buns
The fruity, butter-smothered buns are as essential to Easter eating as Creme Eggs and overcooked lamb, but their origins span way beyond the religious festival.
Crucifixion in the Philippines
In the Philippines, Good Friday is spent performing a very literal reenactment of the Bible.
A Louisiana Pastor Is Sealing Himself in a Coffin to Recreate the Easter Resurrection in '3D'
"It's going to be just like you're there," says Bishop Rickey Moore.
Easter Weekend Was a Reminder That Half-Assed Catholics Are Holding Ireland Back
While attitudes around some important issues are changing, Ireland's deep-rooted Catholicism and unwillingness to banish its most toxic aspects are keeping the country stuck in the 20th century.
We Watched Devout Christians Crucify Jesus Near a Sports Retailer in London
The reenactment of the crucifixion looked a little different from the one that happened in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago.
Filipinos Celebrated Easter by Crucifying a Bunch of People Again
Filipino Catholics commemorated Jesus's crucifixion by self-flagellating and nailing a few people to the cross.