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The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

As we approach Easter, questions start to pop up about the holiday: Who is it for, why do we celebrate it, and why is it on the decline in popularity?

Has Easter lost its place in American culture?

Deborah Aaron, Staff Writer April 4, 2025

As Easter approaches, pastel-colored candies line store shelves, spring sales flood inboxes and television screens light up with bunny-filled commercials. But beyond the commercial spectacle, what does...

Easter Rising remembered in Dublin, Ireland

Abe Kenmore, Contributor April 1, 2016

One hundred years ago on Easter Monday, 1916, the streets of Dublin were filled with gunfire and bombs as a small group of rebels — about 1,200 in all — tried to secure Ireland’s freedom from the...

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