Saturday, April 11, 2009

ORIGINS of THE TERM EASTER

According to the English monastic historian BEDE, Easter comes from the word "EOSTRE" after the Anglo-Saxon Godess Esostre whose godly focus was on new beginnings, symbolized by the Easter Egg, and fertility, which is symbolized by the hare or Easter Bunny.

The Anglo-Saxon word for the month April was "Eostre-monath" (The month of openings).
Christians celebrated the resurrection long before the word Easter was used, however the word used for the celebrations was "Pascha" which derives from the Jewish festival of Passover.

Religions all mixed up, ain't it? worshipping through a blend of religions, pagan traditions and cultures then?

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