Leslie Falls, 5, wraps an arm around 3-year-old Sandra, an act of brotherly affection that probably has nothing to do with the snack his sister is eating. Along with Lisa, 2, the siblings were observing the Easter ritual of dressing up in bonnets, suits, ties and frilly anklets, a custom that dates back to the earliest days of the Christian church when newly baptized converts would wear white robes throughout Easter week. Today, even at churches where Sunday best means your nicest jeans, the anklets still come out on Easter.
Percentage of Easter congregants who aren’t regular churchgoers: 27.
Number of atheists or agnostics who go to church on Easter: 1.5 million.
Least frequent date for Gregorian Easter: March 22. Most frequent date: April 19.
Number of “Easter eggs” (hidden features) in the “Moulin Rouge” DVD: 15.
