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Article: EASTER A parade of festive treats; Many of the ways in which we celebrate Easter today are pagan in origin. Jo Ind reports on the fire, the egg, the bonnet and the hot cross bun.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- April 19, 2000
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Images of Easter - main picture, goose eggs are a good size to decorate with intricate patterns such as this wax-resistant technique; the hens' eggs, left, were created from cutting out paper designs.
A simple shortbread recipe can be used to create Easter biscuits such as this bunny shape, right.
Spring could be sprung early by using hyacinth jars, left, filled with water to the neck and with a bulb placed in the top.
Our Easter celebrations are a glorious muddle of ancient pagan traditions and Christian customs.
As Christianity spread, many of the pagan ...