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How Is the Date of Easter Chosen?

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:22:29 +0000

Ever wonder why some years Easter is in early April, sometimes late April, and sometimes—like this year—it's in March? Why isn't it a fixed date, like most other holidays? Well, it's a bit complicated.

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It's Good Friday: Sheets are on Sale!

Tom Egelhoff — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:00:24 +0000

As the host of Open for Business, I am the last person to be critical of capitalism. After all, without it we’d be… Greece? Portugal? But, as a believer in a higher power, I sometimes find myself at odds between my religious and capitalistic beliefs

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10 Things You Didn't Know About Easter

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:15:28 +0000

As far as holidays go, Easter might not be as popular as Christmas or Halloween, but it still has traditions and treats that can raise anyone’s spirit, mood or blood sugar level.

The most interesting part of this annual celebration of Spring and rebirth is the supposed difference in the ways they are celebrated.

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Creative Ways to Decorate Your Easter Eggs [VIDEOS]

1450 KMMS AM — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:52:06 +0000

The Easter practice of egg decorating has meaning behind it: the egg itself represents rebirth, something early Pagans celebrated during the spring season, and was later adopted by Christians to represent the resurrection themes of the Easter holiday. Back in the olden days, colored eggs were decorated in springy hues and given away to lovers and friends sort of the same way we do with Valentines. The egg tradition has held over as the holiday evolved, with most people using store-bought dyeing packages to color their hard boileds.

This year, stray from the usual and create unique Easter egg decorations with the help of these video tutorials.

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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Easter

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:10:30 +0000

We imagine that at this point in the spring season, you've stocked up on loads of chocolate (or are anticipating a victorious post-Easter candy sale), faux grass and enough hard boiled eggs to live off of for the next six months. You've probably even posed with the Easter bunny, or at least passed one or two in the mall. But do you know why Easter is affiliated with such unique traditions?

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Classic Easter Cartoons – Video Round-Up

1450 KMMS AM — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:10:48 +0000

Like many holidays, kids get the better end of the deal come Easter time. After all, it's the parents who stock giant baskets with mounds of chocolatey goodness, a wad of Easter cash, new spring clothes and adorable stuffed bunny rabbits. And it's the parents who plan expansive Easter egg hunts and myriad Easter activities and crafts. One other positive of being a kid on Easter? Watching cartoons, of course!

Take a break from dying eggs this year and re-watch some of these classic Easter cartoon clips.

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Cute Kids Getting Scared of the Easter Bunny [VIDEOS]

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:39:01 +0000

While the Easter bunny is generally well-regarded for its fluffy belly, alert ears and too-cute buck teeth, some humans just aren't so fond of the creature. We're talking about young kiddos who -- when faced with the giant creature every Easter holiday -- erupt into a fountain of tears, traumatic screams and eyes bulging out of their sockets.

It's almost as if adults just want a little entertainment for the day. So, come Easter, they encourage a little PTSD by way of bunny rabbit.

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The Coolest, Craziest Novelty Easter Candies

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:20:49 +0000

Easter has become synonymous with delicious Cadbury eggs, pastel-hued candies, oval jellybeans and giant, hollow bunnies crafted from tasty milk chocolate. In order to compete with the masses, candy companies have h

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Unfortunate Cats and Dogs Forced to Dress Up for Easter [VIDEOS]

1450 KMMS AM — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:21:16 +0000

Pets are at their most adorable when wearing bunny ears, decked out in pastels or otherwise Easter-fied.

Enjoy these videos of dogs and cats all Easter'd up.

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