Easter functions as the best advertisement for bunnies — or depending on your perspective, the worst. Depicted as soft, fluffy and low-maintenance, rabbits can seem like the ideal starter pet. Behind dogs and cats, they’re the third-most adopted animal. But people’s fuzzy ...
On Sunday, Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics will gather in decorated churches to celebrate the risen Christ. For some, the day is doubly meaningful: A handful of faithful throughout the region will celebrate their first Pascha as Orthodox Christians, while 150 individuals within the ...
Oh, yeah, Easter in the 1950s. A time when the Easter Bunny wasn’t either a capitalistic corporate mascot or CGI nightmare, but a slightly disquieting, floppy-eared creature you might encounter in a department store, smelling a little like second-hand cigarette smoke. For kids like me, ...
Chocolate lovers, don’t despair. Despite increased cocoa costs, several local chocolatiers plan to hold candy prices steady so customers can fill their Easter baskets with their traditional holiday favorites. Bill Sarris, president and CEO of Sarris Candies in Canonsburg, said his prices ...
On Saturday afternoon, dozens of parishioners holding elaborate baskets filled with sweet and savory goodies gathered inside St. Francis of Assisi Church in Finleyville for the traditional Easter basket blessing service. “The blessing of Easter baskets goes back to at least the Middle ...
Those of a certain age might remember the foul smell of sulfur emanating from a closet several days after Easter; there was, it seemed, always one colorful egg that got trapped in a basket during holiday cleanup. Traditional Easter baskets, the ones passed down from generation to generation ...
