What’s Easter about? In some ways, the answer is pretty simple: Jesus Christ, and Christians’ belief that he rose from the dead. In other ways, though, the springtime holiday is far from straightforward. How did rabbits get involved? Where did the name…
Boxes of matzah stacked high in grocery stores? It’s almost Passover. Wednesday, April 5, marks the first night of the weeklong Jewish holiday in 2023. For many people who celebrate it, Passover brings to mind memories of Seder meals with family and…
A Catholic Ash Wednesday service at St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, in 2022. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images Foreheads smudged with the sign of the cross are the most visible sign of Ash Wednesday, which begins the season of Lent…
