Some scholars believe that the Magdalene may be the same woman as Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, but there is no evidence to support this claim. Mary, or Miriam, was a very common name in ...

One the alleged reasons we have eggs, especially with red on them, is related to a fable about Mary Magdalene. She apparently brought a basket of boiled eggs to share with other women at Jesus’ tomb, ...

The governor, however, didn’t believe what he was told and announced that he would believe Mary Magdalene’s claims only if the eggs in a basket next to him turned red, which they instantly did. How to ...

Red, in particular, carries a strong meaning—it’s an Easter color that symbolizes God’s love, the blood of Christ, the fire of the Holy Spirit and the courage of martyrs.

When they realized that Christ had risen, the eggs in her basket miraculously turned bright red. Others say that when Mary Magdalene went to spread the word of his resurrection to the Emperor of Rome, ...

Historians suspect the Easter egg hunt dates to the late 16th century, when Martin Luther, the German theologian who helped birth the Reformation, organized egg hunts for women and children to ...

She’s one of the most recognized figures in the Bible—and perhaps the most misunderstood. That might be why scholars just can’t quit chasing down the truth about Mary Magdalene.

The color was evocative of treachery, sin, and madness, characteristics that were commonly associated with Mary Magdalene—though sometimes she was portrayed in red, the color of resurrection.

Then one Sunday this past Easter season I casually said to her, “You are our Mary Magdalene.” I received a blank stare. Later I realized she was thinking of the misconception that has endured ...

The post identified the images as showing "Mary Magdalene's alleged skull, displayed at the basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, in Southern France." At the time of this writing, the post ...

They were presented as Easter gifts to the rest of the royal household. 4. Mary Magdalene and the Red Egg In several legends, Mary Magdalene is a key player in the creation of the egg-dying tradition.