Easter

Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday is thought to have come from muand baskets used in English fishing communities. Hundreds of years ago fairs were held, and people bought and sold cattle, horses, and other foodstuffs. Fisherman sold fresh fish from their maund baskets. Hats and other clothing items were also popular items for sale. Many Historians believe this [...]

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Faberge Eggs

Artist Peter Carl Faberge, while in St Petersburg Russia created the Faberge eggs in the 1880′s. The ‘Easter Egg’ is made of rubies, diamonds, gold, pearls, enamel, and Lapis lazuli. The egg has hinge, which opens to reveal a ‘yoke crown’. The crown is also hinged and contains a ruby. This is not one of [...]

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Easter Egg Origins

The origins of the Easter egg came from the dietary restrictions of Lent hundreds of years ago. Since eggs were not to be eaten they were prized gifts exchanged on Easter morning. As the custom went on people started to dye, color or decorate Easter eggs. This tradition reached its pinnacle with the eastern Europeans [...]

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Lent

The Easter bunny like Santa Claus is a loved mythical children’s figure. How the bunny came to be associated with Easter is a little bit of a mystery. In the pagan festival of Esostre hares were considered sacred. As hares and rabbits are easily confused it is quite likely rabbits and hares were often used [...]

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