Easter Sunday - a Pagan Celebration

The name "Easter" originated with the names of an ancient Goddess and God. The Venerable Bede, (672-735 CE.) a Christian scholar, first asserted in his book De Ratione Temporum that Easter was named after Eostre (a.k.a. Eastre). She was the Great Mother Goddess of the Saxon people in Northern Europe. Similarly, the "Teutonic dawn goddess of fertility [was] known variously as Ostare, Ostara, Ostern, Eostra, Eostre, Eostur, Eastra, Eastur, Austron and Ausos." Her name was derived from the ancient word for spring: "eastre." Similar Goddesses were known by other names in ancient cultures around the Mediterranean, and were celebrated in the springtime. Some were:

-Aphrodite from ancient Cyprus
-Ashtoreth from ancient Israel
-Astarté from ancient Greece
-Demeter from Mycenae
-Hathor from ancient Egypt
-Ishtar from Assyria
-Kali, from India
-Ostara a Norse Goddess of fertility.

An alternative explanation has been suggested. The name given by the Frankish church to Jesus' resurrection festival included the Latin word "alba" which means "white." (This was a reference to the white robes that were worn during the festival.) "Alba" also has a second meaning: "sunrise." When the name of the festival was translated into German, the "sunrise" meaning was selected in error. This became "ostern" in German. Ostern has been proposed as the origin of the word "Easter".

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[JRock005]

@hottamale02 Wrong. Easter was not created by christians. It's pagan. Resurrection Sunday and Easter Sunday are two different holidays. That celebrate two different Gods. You can't celebrate Christ's death and resurrection, and then go easter egg hunting after church. It's blasphemy at it's highest level. Your worshiping two different Gods at the same time. Do some research on the catholic church.

[VILeonidasV]

Christianity is a hole elephants size pile of shit.

Have a nice day :D

[79acastaneda]

Christianity, a religion based on theft and hypocrisy........HAIL ODIN!

[sammyhain13]

@nettieheartful Yea, but the rest of us get chocolate eggs and girls in sexy bunny costumes

[ivanfmg]

@Starsatherfeet can you tell us where is the misinformation and enlighten us all with your very real information? let me guess..or your catholic or you're a fanatic christian who just go into the church and take a seat and follow man's instructions instead of following the Bible's truths....open your eyes my friend ....you can not trust your salvation to any man...not anymore.

[handymandan100]

@Boneblanket it's bad for Christians...

[Maat922]

@nettieheartful Ignorance is bliss, but it's mostly ignorance.

[rmpbklyn]

@VILeonidasV wow your indepth response and research, CLEARLY have change me... thus you know more than many of us...... oh do preach and create your own religion, b/c you clearly have ALL the answers hmmm NOT

[Starsatherfeet]

Wow, so much misinformation.

[cartoonkingforeever]

@Boneblanket what is that?