EASTER: It’s a weekend of tantamount importance in Christianity, marking the resurrection of Jesus.

In pagan beliefs, it is a celebration linked to the springtime goddess Eostre.

Many non-religious people celebrate, too, as a welcoming of spring.

No matter one’s beliefs, customs like decorating and hunting Easter eggs, the Easter Bunny and family feasts are widespread.

History.com tells us that Easter eggs are believed to represent fertility and birth, and decorating them may be in celebration of the resurrection.

“The exact origins of the Easter Bunny tradition are unknown, although some historians believe it arrived in America with German immigrants in the 1700s. Rabbits are, in many cultures, known as enthusiastic procreators, so the arrival of baby bunnies in springtime meadows became associated with birth and renewal,” the website reported.

Among those who celebrate Easter, 87% plan to buy candy, reported Candystore.com. For those who don’t celebrate, 33% plan to buy candy anyway, spending about $21 on average.

Ninety million chocolate Easter bunnies are made every year.

Candystore.com ranks what people say are the best and worst candies for Easter baskets, too. This year’s worst will provoke some animosity — jelly beans, marshmallow eggs, Peeps, solid chocolate bunnies and Cadbury Creme Eggs are on the list.

Interestingly, Pennsylvanians picked Creme Eggs as their favorites, with Peeps in second place.

The best? Skittles-filled plastic eggs, Hershey’s fun-size candy bars, Kinder Joy eggs, foil-wrapped chocolate eggs, hollow chocolate bunnies, marshmallow-top Reese’s Cups, Robins Eggs from Whoppers, gourmet jelly beans, Reese’s Peanut Butter Egg, and Cadbury Mini Eggs.

Candystore.com reported that Easter candy is growing in popularity, as sales are starting to equal those of Halloween candy. Sweet.