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Take a trip around Europe in intriguing Easter traditions
Easter isn’t just about bunnies, chocolate and singing hymns – these European traditions infuse the holiday with legends, competition, and even crime drama.
Why has this year's Seville Holy Week poster sparked outrage in Spain?
More than 13,000 people have signed an online petition urging the removal of Seville's official Holy Week poster, for what some perceive as an "offensive" and "homoerotic" depiction of Christ.
Dyeing eggs and baking bread: Bulgaria's Orthodox Easter traditions
Kozunak is a sweet loaf made with sugar, raisins and almonds, to be served on special religious occasions.
WATCH: Chilean zoo treats animals to Easter egg hunt
Zoo keepers at Chile’s Buin zoo continued an 11-year tradition and organised an egg hunt for the animals to mark Easter Sunday .
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Thousands of drummers in Spain mark Good Friday
Thousands of drums come together in the village square in Calanda northeast Spain. At midday on Good Friday, they begin to beat in unison, filling the whole village with sound
Easter pardon: Centuries-old Spanish ritual frees criminals
"I am grateful for this new opportunity". Antonio Daniel Mira's drug trafficking sentence was cut short by a long-standing tradition of Spanish Holy Week.
Pope Francis calls for "Easter truce" in Palm Sunday address
Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis said that the “folly of war” leads people to commit “senseless acts of cruelty.”
Meet the gay stylists playing a key role in Spain’s Holy Week
Despite being heavily involved in the most famous, theatrical and rapturous Holy Week in the world, the LGBT+ community in southern Spain are continually relegated to the margins
Christians mark Good Friday amid lingering COVID-19 woes
Worshippers in Israel were allowed to attend scaled-back Good Friday celebrations which were cancelled last year.
Flamenco prayers sung from balconies in Andalusia despite pandemic
People from Cordoba showcased religious images outside on their balconies and sang religious songs, to show the Easter celebrations were still happening.
"Be humble", Pope Francis urges Catholic Church
"Be humble", Pope Francis urges Catholic Church
Easter communions under threat in Venezuela
Rationed flour and shortages mean hosts in short supply for the faithful, so Colombia has donated 250,000 unleavened discs for the ceremonies across the country.