Early Christians adopted the use of eggs in their celebration of Easter, the hard exterior shell representing the sealed tomb where Jesus was buried after his death on the cross. The cracked ...

The burial custom in Jesus’ day was for a body to be anointed with spices and wrapped in a cloth. It would then be placed in a tomb or cave and the entrance would be sealed.

NARRATOR: Jesus was put to death on the cross on Good Friday. After he died, his body was placed in a tomb and sealed tight by an enormous, heavy stone. A stone is rolled into place, covering the ...

Andy McIndoe and assistant Billy Moss (Image: Finnbarr Webster/Salisbury Cathedral) Other Mediterranean plants such as rosemary, laurel, olive and santolina have been added to the garden. The display ...