[Texas Eagle]

Sigh. Two things happen at Easter like clockwork: CNN has special saying Jesus didn’t exist and was gay People post this completely debunked urban myth about the word “Easter” He is risen indeed!!!!

Actually, three things.

Someone posts a dismissive reply to this type of thread without offering an un-debunked explanation of where the word "easter" comes form or how an egg-laying bunny has anything to do with Christ's resurrection.

(sigh)

[Mrs. Don-o]

You'd have to avoid the term "East," too, because it also has one of those suspect etymologies. Since the sun rises in the East, to know the date for Easter you would have to look East. Toward Ostara. That might seem like a far fetched explanation but the German for Easter is Ostern and the German for East is Osten.

So you could say "Happy Resurrection Sunday....um, SUNday?... uh-oh....

You'd also have to avoid the name of every single day of the week, since they are ALL named (originally) for Germanic gods and goddesses.