Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries ...

A British heritage charity has come under criticism after describing Easter as a pagan holiday in a children’s booklet. English Heritage distributed the booklet at several historic sites, drawing ...

The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory ...

The early Christmas celebrations combined a mix of pagan andChristian traditions ... hanging aroundevergreen wreath on the ...

Dark Christmas takes inspiration from Yule, the pagan celebration of the winter ... It also incorporates natural decor pieces like fresh wreaths, berry branches, and fruit garlands—basically ...

Who invented Christmas? Historian Lucy Worsley traces the roots of Christmas by exploring the Anglo-Saxon tradition, wassailing where people sing to the apple trees to celebrate the winter solstice.