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To: Doulos1

Um, “Easter” is the name only in the English and Germanic contexts. In most places, it’s a variation of the word “Pascha” which means “Passover.” The feast of Our Lord’s Resurrection, as you may have noticed, is tied to Passover.


7 posted on 10/27/2010 3:04:00 PM PDT by Pyro7480 ("If you know how not to pray, take Joseph as your master, and you will not go astray." - St. Teresa)
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To: Pyro7480

>> In most places, it’s a variation of the word “Pascha” which means “Passover.”<<

Actually Easter predates Passover. The celebration of that day started with Semeramis and her illegitimate son Tammuz. Semeramis was the wife of Nimrod.

The word Easter is derived from goddes Astarte who Semeramis claimed she was.


11 posted on 10/27/2010 7:20:08 PM PDT by CynicalBear
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