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Bermuda was once known as the “Easter Isle” for a million or so good reasons. From the late 19th century until the early 1960s, that was the number of lily blooms and bulbs the island exported to North America and other parts of the world every Easte...

The celebration of Easter is indeed a high note in the Christian calendar. Easter celebrations in Bermuda have, over the last several years, mushroomed into distinctive features both secular and religious. The cultural attributes akin to Bermuda incl...

Michael Dunkley has called for community reflection and togetherness this Easter. Admitting that this month’s immigration reform furore had proven “challenging”, the Premier added: “As a country, we are emerging from what can be considered one of the...

A huge crowd gathered at Horseshoe Bay Beach yesterday to celebrate Good Friday and take full advantage of the perfect kite-flying weather. Kites of all shapes, colours and sizes graced the skies as beachgoers soaked up the sun and enjoyed the famil...

Governor George Fergusson and his wife have sent Bermuda Easter Lilies to the Queen, continuing a long tradition. This year’s lilies were grown in the Government House gardens. Government House said that Her Majesty’s Easter Lilies travelled on Tuesd...

A group of young people from Somerset came up with an idea of how they could give back to their community in 2011 — and dug deep into their pockets to fund it. It worked even better than they’d hoped. Five years later, the Open Your Heart Foundation...

More than 200 students from TN Tatem Middle School have been given a kite in time for the Pembroke Hamilton Club’s community fun day on Good Friday. The kites were donated by Deloitte and presented during a morning assembly. Anna Burns, a partner a...

You don’t have to know all the answers to life’s challenges when you have a God who does. Jermaine Jeffers rediscovered that lesson while co-writing Reflections at the Cross, a play he’ll also star in at First Church of God, North Shore tomorrow nigh...

The Phoenix Stores will host its annual kite-making workshops at two locations this weekend. The workshops will take place at The Annex Toys section of the Phoenix Centre in Hamilton on Saturday, between 12pm and 3pm, and the Collectors Hill Apotheca...

Kites of all colours, shapes and sizes graced the skies over Horseshoe Bay yesterday as hundreds of residents celebrated the much-loved Good Friday tradition. Locals and visitors soaked up a fun atmosphere at the annual Good Friday KiteFest — and th...

The Gilbert Lamb fun day drew crowds from across the Island to St David’s Cricket Club for the East End’s biggest Good Friday celebration. “That’s what it’s all about — family,” said club president Otis Minors, overlooking the cricket grounds as hund...

Premier Michael Dunkley has sent an Easter greeting to the Island, urging residents to celebrate our traditions and enjoy a happy holiday. “I am delighted to extend best wishes to all of Bermuda,” the Premier said. “Ours is an Island built on a stron...