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To: Varsity Flight

Ishtar, Astarte, Easter..................


23 posted on 07/27/2023 6:07:10 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger
Ishtar, Astarte, Easter...

The word "Easter" has no proven connection to the worship of ancient Assyrian, Egyptian and Babylonian goddesses. It is, in fact, a quirk of the English language that most of us here know the celebration by that name. In practically all non-English speaking countries (and among the Eastern Orthodox) it is known as "Pascha" (or some variation thereof) by Christians (the name means "Passover" as Jesus' sacrifice on the cross was the fulfillment of the OT Passover). For example in Spanish, "Happy Easter" is "Feliz Pascua."

71 posted on 07/27/2023 8:42:13 AM PDT by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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