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about Easter History
how was easter named and by whom?
on t v we were told to go to history chanel to learn how Easter was named by a mistake in spelling or printing
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Easter is only "Easter" in the Anglo-Saxon world. Romance languages use a word based on pesach (or Passover), and Slavs use words based on "great day".
Easter is a derivation of the pre-Christian "Eostre ". The name refers to Eostur-monath, a month of the Germanic calendar named after the goddess Ēostre of Anglo-Saxon paganism (at least according to the Venerable Bede). It approximated our April and, as with so many other pagan festivals, was taken up by early Christians and converted to their uses.
Easter is a derivation of the pre-Christian "Eostre ". The name refers to Eostur-monath, a month of the Germanic calendar named after the goddess Ēostre of Anglo-Saxon paganism (at least according to the Venerable Bede). It approximated our April and, as with so many other pagan festivals, was taken up by early Christians and converted to their uses.
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