Germany has extended its lockdown for three weeks, imposing an almost complete halt over the Easter holiday in response to a third wave of coronavirus infections. After talks with regional leaders ...

Germany's Carnival season gets under way on Monday, with tens of thousands of revellers expected once again in the western ...

Easter is just around the corner. In Franconian Switzerland, north-east of Nuremberg, the Easter fountains are being decorated these days. Volunteers paint thousands of eggs in various sizes.

You might be well on the way to buying all your Easter eggs, and be in the throws of planning a string of beautiful decorative touches to celebrate the long weekend with too – but what about an Easter ...