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What do eggs have to do with Easter?
How did a Christian holiday get scrambled up with colored eggs?
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The significance of Easter in Christianity
Overview of the Christian celebration of Easter.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Carlos Mora/Dreamstime.com
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Serving all God's people on Maundy Thursday
Pope Francis washing the feet of refugees during a Maundy Thursday mass with Muslim,...
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Ugolino da Siena:
The Last Supper
The Last Supper
, tempera and gold on wood by Ugolino da Siena, c. 1325–30;...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.7), www. metmuseum.org
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The Easter Story
Explore the Biblical figures, theology, and observances of Easter and Holy Week....
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