Over time they gained popularity and eventually became a symbol of Easter weekend ... red to symbolize the blood Jesus shed on the cross. Easter eggs, or resurrection eggs, do have their roots in ...

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

The pagan values of ancient Rome celebrated ... For the Romans, the cross was a symbol of their power — their power to crucify. The early Christians took the cross as their symbol, too, but ...

Bird symbol of good luck according to folklore Slideshows ...

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Have you ever been told Easter is a pagan word? What about eggs and rabbits, are they pagan symbols too? We are sometimes led to believe the usual Easter traditions are based around a pagan ...