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These graphics explain why Easter Sunday changes each year based on ancient interpretations of the solar and lunar cycles.

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How is Easter linked to eggs and bunnies? Here's what to know about the historical significance of the Christian holiday.

Both the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the Ethiopian Catholic Church held solemn ... a pivotal moment in the Christian calendar. Observed on the final Sunday of Lent, Palm Sunday ...

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