What's the Point of Easter?

What's the Point of Easter? looks at the life and death of Jesus, and considers what happened at the crucifixion and what it means to us today.

Most are familiar with the Easter story and the modern day customs associated with it, and yet we forget how they are linked. Where do the popular Easter traditions--hot cross buns, Easter eggs, pancake races, chicks and Easter bunnies--come from? Why do we practice them? And how do they relate to Jesus' death and resurrection?