Images of delighted children scampering around searching for brightly-coloured eggs and symbolic rabbits hopping with baskets seem to be the modern view of Easter. However they actually originate before the birth of Christianity. The pagan spring festival includes Easter, or Eostre, and it is a slightly different celebration of the holiday…
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Spring colour Before you settle down to read this feature about daffodils and narcissi, be sure to take a look at some more colourful spring content from The Field. There’s Johnny Scott on Eostre and the origins of our Easter traditions, while Madeleine Silver picks out some of the most…
