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Bunnies, Eggs, and Ancient Math: The Real History of Easter
The internet will tell you Easter was stolen from a pagan goddess. The internet is wrong.
Join Shane and Duncan as they crack open the strange, surprisingly contentious history of Easter. What starts with a 2nd-century church dispute over calendar math spirals into centuries of tradition, myth, and misinformation, touching on ancient lunar formulas, Roman torture devices, Lenten food rules that accidentally created a worldwide egg hunt, and global celebrations that make an American Easter look downright boring.
From sacred arguments over celebration dates to global celebrations involving…
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