Easter 2018

[ProactiveMan]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

You mean Ostera? Sure, I did that already on the 21st. Spring Equinox (aka Ostera) is the holiday that was appropriated as "Easter" to celebrate the "resurrection" (actually rebirth) of the Son/Sun as a spring sowing and birthing celebration.

Sort of; depends on what aspect of Easter your talking about. There is evidence that the Christian holiday was celebrated as early as 2 AD, which is 41 years before Rome invaded Britain. The eggs and rabbits probably did originate as pagan fertility symbols, but the date has more to do with Passover than the Equinox.

It's only known as Easter in the English and German speaking world - the rest of Europe uses a derivation of the Latin name Pascha, which was the Romans' interpretation of the Hebrew word for Passover. Easter falls shortly after Passover on the lunar calendar.

But yeah, eggs and rabbits which have no roots in Christianity as far as I know.