Nearly four packs of the gooey fondant-filled chocolate eggs are sold every second each year, according to Cadbury's parent company Mondelez International ...

A lot of Easter traditions – including hot cross buns and lamb on Sunday – stem from medieval Christian or even earlier pagan beliefs.

Nearly 30 years after Joseph Fry’s company JS Fry & Sons invented chocolate paste, it produced the first chocolate hollow Easter egg in 1873 – and the tradition is still going 142 years later.

The modern Easter egg was created in 1873 by British confectioners J.S. Fry & Sons who produced the first hollow chocolate egg.

Churches in Appalachia often make delicate chocolate eggs for Easter. One small congregation has mastered the craft and its eggs have become a major fundraiser.

Everyone has their own Easter traditions - for some it’s fish and chips on Good Friday, a lamb on Easter Sunday and probably a spring walk at some point in between. For me it’s a trip to my favourite ...

By the 20th century, chocolate Easter eggs and other treats became a mainstay of Easter celebrations, especially as confectionary companies marketed them heavily.

This is the most hyped Easter egg I've seen from M&S this year, and if you like super sweet things, you're bound to be in chocolatey heaven. This contains white chocolate popcorn, jelly pieces ...

So, what exactly do eggs and chocolate bunnies have to do with this religious holiday? And when did the first Easter egg hunt take place? And where exactly did the Easter Bunny even come from??