Another common story told, especially among Christians is the story of Jesus, specifically his Death and later Resurrection.
These two events are actually celebrated during the time of Easter each on two separate days...

According to the story Jesus was sent to Earth by his "father", God, to be a "rescuer"...
To bring people's faith back to God, to believe in him again since at the time many believed they could live without religion.

During his time we was like everyone else, abet for the fact over time during his travels he had brought many people
back into believing in the all mighty, many of which followed him around the world as his followers.

His preaching's also meant he gained the hate of a number of enemies, in particularly from the Jews and Romans.
Eventually over time they had plotted to have Jesus accused of a crime he was not guilty of.. and succeeded.

He was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane and interrogated with little result, then sent bound to Caiaphas the high priest,
Where the Sanhedrin, a Jewish assembly of judges had assembled.

Conflicting testimony against Jesus is brought forth by many witnesses, to which Jesus answered with nothing.
Finally the high priest adjures Jesus to respond under solemn oath, saying
"I adjure you, by the Living God, to tell us, are you the Anointed One, the Son of God?"

Jesus testified in the affirmative, "You have said it, and in time you will see the
Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty, coming on the clouds of Heaven."
The high priest condemns Jesus for blasphemy, and the Sanhedrin concurred with a sentence of death.

In the morning the whole assembly brings Jesus to the Roman governor Pontius Pilate,
under charges of subverting the nation, opposing taxes to Caesar, and making himself a king.

Pilate authorizes the Jewish leaders to judge Jesus according to their own Law and execute sentencing, however the Jewish leaders reply that they are not allowed by the Romans to carry out a sentence of death.

After such Pilate questioned Jesus himself, and told the Jewish Assembly that there is no basis for sentencing.
Upon learning that Jesus was from Galilee, Pilate referred the case to the ruler of Galilee,
King Herod, who was in Jerusalem for the Passover Feast.

Herod questions Jesus but received no answer; Herod then sent Jesus back to Pilate.
Pilate tells the assembly that neither he nor Herod had found guilt in Jesus; Pilate resolved to have Jesus whipped and released.

It was a custom during the feast of Passover for the Romans to release one prisoner as requested by the Jews,
and Pilate asked the crowd who they would like to be released.

Under the guidance of the chief priests, the crowd asked for Barabbas,
who had been imprisoned for committing murder during an insurrection.
Pilate asked what they would have him do with Jesus, and they demand, "Crucify him"

Pilate had Jesus flogged, then brought him out to the crowd to release him after his whipping,
However before he had the chance the chief priests informed Pilate of a new charge,
demanding Jesus be sentenced to death "because he claimed to be God's son."
This possibility filled Pilate with fear, and he brought Jesus back inside the palace and demanded to know from where he came.

Coming before the crowd one last time, Pilate declares Jesus innocent,
and washed his own hands in water to show he has no part in this condemnation.
Nevertheless, Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified in order to forestall a riot from the crowd.

Jesus didn't even attempt to decline their claims, and as such faced the ultimate punishment of the time,
A punishment so severe in today's standards the electric chair would be a blessing.

Jesus was arrested again, and detained for several days in which time he was beaten, whipped, starved among other punishments.
He was also forced to wear a 'Crown of Thorns' during his arrest, and death - the Thorns would piece into the head,
with the capability to severely irritate major nerves in the head causing increasing and excruciating pain.

On top of all this in his weakened state of dehydration and starvation he was also forced to carry on his back,
The implement that lead to his death, a huge wooden cross all the way up a steep hill,
Not the easiest of tasks for even the most healthy and strong of men...

At the top of the Hill he was stripped completely bare, and nailed to the cross by his feet and hands..
Crucifixion at the Cross.

According to Dr. Frederick Zugibe,
Piercing of the median nerve of the hands with a nail can cause pain so incredible that even morphine won't help,
“Severe, excruciating, burning pain, like lightning bolts traversing the arm into the spinal cord.”
Rupturing the foot's plantar nerve with a nail would have a similarly horrible effect.

We can only imagine the pain Christ would have felt..
Every breath he took would have caused so much pain normally people would die in seconds.
He however was attached to the cross for several hours, before he finally gave up on life, his spirit drained away.

After his death a great earthquake swept across the land, opening tombs and ripping the curtain of the Temple from top to bottom.
The centurion on guard at the Hill of the Skull where the Cross was held declared "Truly this was God's Son!"

A victory to prove just how sinful people were that they would kill him in such a manner,
It was his ultimate sacrifice, and goal completed.
Historic Events would tell us he died on a Wednesday evening to fulfil his testimony
Of returning in three days and nights after his death,
However it is more accepted he died on a Friday, hence the 'Good Friday' name, when the earth was cleansed of Sin and Evil.

Easter Sunday however is in celebration to the resurrection of Christ.
Which is perhaps viewed as the greatest hoax, or mystery by the more scientific and questioning of people today..

On the evening of Christ's death one of his disciplines, Joseph came to the Hill of the Skulls to
Request that he could collect the body for burial.
The request was granted by Pilate after the Centurion on duty pierced a spear into the lifeless body of
Jesus on his side which released blood and water from the wound, a sign of death.

His body was removed from the cross and wrapped in linen according to Jewish Custom.
He was then taken to a cave and later joined by another of Jesus's disciples, Nicodemus,
who brought the spices and aloes for the burial.
Afterwards the cave was sealed by pushing a large boulder over the entrance where he would rest.

It is often disputed whether Pilate was responsible for ordering the boulder to be placed over the tomb,
And also sent guards to ensure the body was not stolen from it's resting place, and evidence of this claim is fairly sketchy.

Approximately three days later the four gospels, women who came with Jesus from Galilee,
Went to see Jesus at his tomb, only to find it empty, the boulder pushed aside.
Jesus had resurrected, and commissioned Mary Magdalene to convey his message to all disciples

There isn't much known about what happened between this time, and forty days later, when Christ ascended to the heavens,
Re-joining god at his side to watch over the earth once again. There is very little description of how he ascended if at all however.
 

Now, how do all these events link to Easter?
The Days of Easter are related to the death and resurrection of Christ.

Easter Eggs as explained in their own article here in the journal are symbols of new life,
Much like the resurrection of Christ for his new life before ascending to the heavens.

Many Christians, and others alike will exchange gifts, and present Easter Eggs on Easter Sunday to celebrate the rebirth of Christ.