The feast of Our Lord's Resurrection is only called "Easter" in English speaking countries. In countries where romance languages are spoken, and in Greece, the name is derived from the Hebrew name for Passover with consonants psch. In modern Hebrew, the vowels given make it Pesach. In Greek the Feast of the Resurrection is called Pascha. (Note the vowels in modern Hebrew were added by (sadly) anti-Christian rabbis in the middle ages, so what vowels ancient Hebrew used is not immediately clear.)
St. Constantine called the feast Pascha. In English the feast became known as Easter because it always fell in the month of Oestre, an Anglo-Saxon month name derived from a pagan goddess's name.
To object to it on that basis, however, is a bit like objecting to Maundy Thursday because Thursday is named for the Norse god Thor, or to the Fourth of July because July is named for Julius Ceasar (who, after all is a pagan god, having been voted divine honors by the Roman Senate).
Pascha is amazing close to the Hebrew word for "Passover".
Pascha is amazing close to the Hebrew word for "Passover".
I can live with celebrating our Lord's ressurection and calling it "Pesach". "Easter" is pagan. Which was my original point. Maybe you should change your name to "ignorant"?
Thank you oh great one. I'll meditate on this.
The feast of Our Lord's Resurrection is only called "Easter" in English speaking countries. In countries where romance languages are spoken, and in Greece, the name is derived from the Hebrew name for Passover with consonants psch. In modern Hebrew, the vowels given make it Pesach. In Greek the Feast of the Resurrection is called Pascha. (Note the vowels in modern Hebrew were added by (sadly) anti-Christian rabbis in the middle ages, so what vowels ancient Hebrew used is not immediately clear.)
Ok. If Ressurection day is called pasach in other countries what's your problem with me celebrating Passover?
St. Constantine called the feast Pascha. In English the feast became known as Easter because it always fell in the month of Oestre, an Anglo-Saxon month name derived from a pagan goddess's name. To object to it on that basis, however, is a bit like objecting to Maundy Thursday because Thursday is named for the Norse god Thor, or to the Fourth of July because July is named for Julius Ceasar (who, after all is a pagan god, having been voted divine honors by the Roman Senate).
I have a problem with the Lord's resurrection day being named after a pagan goddess. If that makes me ignorant so be it. Easter=Ishtar. If you disagree perhaps you should change your screen name.