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Chocolate eggs have long been an Easter tradition.

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Maundy coins being handed out in 2024.

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Michael Ogidi is to play the role of Jesus.

Actor of colour to play Jesus in first for 'timely' Easter play

It's traditional to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.

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The High Court in Edinburgh

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St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh has a keen congregation (Picture: Adobe)

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Worshipping at Church of Springsteen provides a humane lesson for all Susan Dalgety

Could performers at Edinburgh Fringe face prosecution due to Humza Yousaf's Hate Crimes law?

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Queen Camilla receives a message of support for the Princess of Wales from well-wishers during a visit to the Farmers' Market in The Square, Shrewsbury. Photo: Chris Jackson/PA Wire

King hails importance of care and friendship in times of need in Easter message

Joe Wells PIC: Ed Moore

Glasgow Comedy Festival review: Joe Wells, The Stand, Glasgow

Easter is celebrated across the UK.

Explainer When is Easter in 2024 and is Easter Monday a bank holiday?

Raël: The Alien Prophet will tell the bizarre tale of the UFO-inspired religion. Cr. Netflix

Raelism: Who is Claude Vorilhon? His UFO-inspired religion explained

My husband is celebrating his 50th birthday - Gaby Soutar Gaby Soutar

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 1: Jesus Was Just Like a Ghost. Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 1

The UK Government is proposing to issue hundreds of new licences for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea

Scotsman Letters: What happened to the bIllions of pounds of Scots oil revenue?

Nicola Sturgeon with driving instructor Andy MacFarlane last week (Picture: Nicola Sturgeon/Instagram)

Readers' Letters: Are constituents getting good value from Sturgeon?

The 15th Century gold ring Matthew Hepworth found buried in a farmer’s field.

Watch metal detectorist unearth find of a lifetime - a rare gold ring

Pilgrims celebrate Easter by carrying wooden crosses as they walk over the tidal causeway to Lindisfarne during the final leg of their annual Good Friday pilgrimage.

Good Friday - the meaning behind the Easter Bank Holiday explained

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a press conference during a European Union summit, at the EU headquarters in Brussels last month

Readers' letters: Brexit could turn out to be making of the EU

Should opposition parties join forces to defeat SNP candidates?

Readers' Letters: Tactical voting offer is worth taking seriously

Gavin Matthews of Solas

Friends of The Scotsman: Putin tramples Ukraine but judgment will come

Gavin Matthews, Solas

Are we all missing the point in drama of most prominent family in the land?

People traditionally take down Christmas decor on the 5th or 6th of January depending on which Christian calendar they follow.

When to take down Christmas Decorations: Exact date to take down Xmas tree

Praying, saying what is in your heart, could be a worthwhile thing to try (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields: In these hard times, prayer is worth trying

Various parts of Scotland were united, usually by marriage, to create the kingdom

Readers' letters:

The Menorah candlestick holds nine candles, eight of which are lit using the ninth throughout Hanukkah.

Hanukkah 2022: What is Hanukkah, when is it and why do people celebrate it?

The Menorah holds nine candles, eight of which are lit using the ninth throughout the festival. Photo: tomertu / Getty Images /Canva Pro

I am celebrating my first Hanukkah and can't wait to find out what that means

A time for reflection at The News' Christmas Carol Service & Christingle at St Mary's Church last year. Picture: Alex Shute

What is Christingle, the celebration involving oranges and candles?

Barbie, pictured with a companion, before her Margot Robbie makeover (Picture: Mark Lennihan/PA)

Aidan Smith: Christmas is losing its sparkle. Do we call the whole thing off?

Stuart Weir, national director of CARE for Scotland.

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Sainsbury’s shoppers left stunned as box of fish fingers now costs £7

Michael Ots for Solas.

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Why do we dread Friday 13th? (photo: Adobe)

Beware! Friday the 13th – Day of Doom… or just another day?

The unfinished Glen Sannox Caledonian Macbrayne ferry is seen in the Ferguson Marine shipyard (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Late ferries show nationalisation not answer

The story of Jesus's crucifixion has elements that can speak to people even if they are not Christians (Picture: World Youth Day via Getty Images)

Amid a perfect storm of hardship, more of us are acting like Simon the Cyrene

A woman leaves the Mykhailo Golden Domes Cathedral in Kyiv after a service for Ukrainians who have died as a result of the Russian invasion (Picture: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)

An Easter prayer for peace, but also justice, in Ukraine – Murdo Fraser MSP

Luke Rowe will be playing Jesus in this month's open-air production of the 'Easter Story' in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. Picture: Colin Hattersley

Edinburgh's 'Easter Play' to reflect impact of refugee crisis
It is an event which has drawn thousands to Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh for an open-air dramatisation of the story of Easter.

Pancake day signifies the day before lent begins (Picture: Grahams Family Dairy)

When is Pancake Day 2022 and why do we eat them?

People mourn the deaths of those killed in a suicide bombing at the All Saints church in Peshawar in 2013 (Picture: A Majeed/AFP via Getty Images)

How I forgave the people who murdered my family and friends – Rev Aftab Gohar

Protestors hold placards up at a government detention centre where Serbia's tennis champion Novak Djokovic is reported to be staying in Melbourne. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

Djokovic family speak out as tennis star's plight compared to Jesus crucifixion

With the presents opened and the food eaten, it's time to take down your Christmas tree soon. Photo: Tom Merton / Photo Images / Canva Pro.

Here's when to take down your Christmas tree

St Andrew's Day 2021: Who is Saint Andrew? Why Scotland celebrates St Andrew - and what happened to his bones? (Image credit: Shutterstock/Getty Images via Canva Pro)

St Andrew's Day 2021: Who is Saint Andrew and why is he Scotland's patron saint?

Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon in Love Actually

You deserve better than Hugh Grant - Alexander Brown

A selection of this year's M&S Christmas cards

Readers' Letters: What did Jesus do to get ‘cancelled’ by M&S?

The National Library of Scotland is introducing advisory notices for material which may cause offence. Picture: Getty Images.

Scotland on Sunday letters: Library's living document to address discriminatory ...

Dr Andy Bannister, Solas

For those who trust in Jesus, tomorrow never dies - Dr Andy Bannister

St Rollox Church in Sighthill, Glasgow which has been adorned with 77 crosses fashioned out of concrete by prizewinning sculptor Michael Visocchi.

Concrete crosses artwork unveiled at Scottish church

Christianity has always had a deeply communal spirituality and is never a solo-pursuit. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Finding something of infinite value - Gavin Matthews

Gerry Rafferty PIC: Shutterstock

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"Last Supper” Ceramic Heads Art at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh. PICS: Colin Hattersley

Last Supper busts of Jesus and Apostles made from broken china at cathedral

Do you consider Friday the 13th to be particularly unlucky? (Photo: Shutterstock)

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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