British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchased some ancient stones with mysterious inscriptions on them at a flea market in ...

Archaeologists believe they have solved one ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places ...

Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter Island’s iconic moai statues A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic ...

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival of Ash Wednesday. Last year, Ash Wednesday 2024 fell on Valentine’s ...

Despite the recent cold temperatures, a spring holiday will soon be right around the corner. Easter is typically of fun activities, and in some years the spring holiday also provides a welcome ...

As spring slowly moves into sight, the Christian Easter season grows closer. However, Easter falls much later than usual this year. While the holiday sometimes comes in March, it can take place ...

You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing h.cameron@newsweek.com As the country observes Presidents Day, one man has honored the occasion by producing a statue to cement Donald Trump's place in ...

THE RSPCA is looking for new homes for nine special pooches — but all of them made out of fibreglass. The charity wants Island businesses, or venues, to adopt the collection dogs to help with ...

This event marked a key moment in the history of Christianity, 17 centuries ago this year, in which, among other decisions, the way of calculating the date of Easter was established. However ...

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes every year.

A Jan. 25 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims a statue of George Floyd, the Black man whose death at the hands of a white police officer sparked nationwide racial justice protests in ...

Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian calendar that honors the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion on the cross, per BBC.