Ukrainians return home from Poland for special Easter
Reuters Maria Verbyana, 19, moved to Warsaw to escape Lviv, Ukraine, a month ago amid the threat of Russian bombings. But, as Orthodox Easter approaches on Sunday, she could not imagine being away from her priest and family. Late on Thursday night, she boarded a bus back home, determined to spend her Easter volunteering to […]
In Myanmar, Easter eggs a symbol of defiance for anti-coup protesters
Reuters Opponents of military rule in Myanmar inscribed messages of protest on Easter eggs on Sunday while others were back on the streets, facing off with the security forces after a night of candle-lit vigils for hundreds killed since a 1st February coup. In the latest in a series of impromptu shows of defiance, messages […]
A SUSTAINABLE LIFE: EASTER EGGS – HUNTING FOR A SOLUTION TO EXCESSIVE PACKAGING
In an article first published on The Conversation, ELLIOT WOOLLEY, of Loughborough University in the UK, looks at how to tackle the problem of Easter egg packaging…
CHOCOLATE
I’m not sure who linked Easter with chocolate, but what a brilliant move. Easter eggs. PICTURE: Tim Gouw/Unsplash. Chocolate is said to stimulate the same chemical reaction in the brain as love! Easter is about love, but it’s a bit hard to see in the mess. A group, trapped in a never-ending cycle of cynicism […]
STRANGESIGHTS: EASTER EGGS GET FLAVOURFUL; INTERACTIVE TOMBSTONES; AND, WHY DO SHOELACES UNTIE THEMSELVES?
DAVID ADAMS reports on the odder side of life…
KNOW IT ALL: EASTER EGGS
DAVID ADAMS looks at the Easter egg and some of its associated traditions…