The fire service confirmed it had been called to the blaze at 1.10am on Easter Sunday. By 9.15am next day, it reported the fire was completely out but remaining crews were there to check for hotspots.

People driving down Main Street on Saturday may have spotted a church congregation walking with a 120-pound cross. The cross walk was hosted by Fairfield Glade First Baptist Church. Caleb McCall ...

Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of Christian faith — but they actually started as part of pagan rituals.

“As we approach this joyous Easter Sunday, I want to wish Christians everywhere a happy, and beautiful, and blessed holiday,” Trump said. “America is a nation of believers. We need God.

On Easter Sunday at two local Episcopalian Churches, the cross will be transformed from a symbol of death to a sign of life and bells will ring out during the choruses of alleluias.

Along busy stretches of N.C. 11 to Ayden and U.S. 264 Bypass, past businesses on Greenville’s East 10th Street and through neighborhoods in Winterville, the early morning sight of men carrying ...

Hot Cross Buns Start to finish: 13 hours (1¼ hours active), plus cooling Makes 12 buns Ingredients: For the dough: 93 grams (⅔ cup) dried currants ⅓ cup bourbon 1 cup buttermilk, room ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - For the second year in a row, an Alabama man is carrying a 13-foot wooden cross around the Tennessee Valley in honor of Easter. Stacy George carried a big display around Big ...

Hot cross buns aren’t just a sweet snack that appears around Easter. They carry centuries of storytelling in their dough. From ancient gods to modern supermarkets, these sticky spiced buns have ...

Others say it was an issue of bread prices and profits. Then again maybe they were just too special for just everyday. Under these laws, commercial bakers could only make spiced bread on Christmas, ...

Eating hot cross buns at Easter also shows how traditions change with each generation. At first, they were hard to find outside Good Friday. Now, you might see them in shops just after New Year’s.

First Watch locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Easter Sunday, the company confirmed to USA TODAY. Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY.