Easter's Pagan Origins

Easter is known as a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but did you know Easter's origins are uniquely pagan?
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[@iyeetsecurity922]

Jesus was a large, chocolate rabbit before being eaten and reborn as the invisible sky wizard we know him as today.

[@arcanum4965]

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[@TowerofAboveandBelow]

Jesus is not Gandalf. The revelation is He is the Son, God in bodily form, the visible Almighty.

[@Wolf755]

This is so well done. Thank you. It's also the first time I've heard Oestre pronounced. Kudos across the board!

[@jakekarr9733]

Ostara is probably the most celebrated of the 8 pagan blóts next to Yule. I believe it was derived from a lunar based calendar depending on the area and culture there are 8 different ways to formulate the calendar and decide when the “new year” is on the solstices and equinoxes with a little fudge room for the lunar cycle of course.

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Thank you, this was perfectly made: narration, speed, visuals, content, etc. Very helpful to my research. =-)

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[@Jeff-ok6dr]

Always interesting when traditions consist of elements of others

[@arcanum4965]

I agree!😃 It's always so interesting to find out the origins of traditions. It's amazing how old so many traditions are, and how we've continued to practice traditions that are over a thousand years old is pretty incredible.

[@ViolaGMidi]

When I search about this topic, all I see is Christians trying so hard to argue that Easter belongs to Christianity.

[@serpentsepia6638]

-Early Christians celebrated Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. In Latin and Greek, the Early Christian celebration was, and still is, called Pascha (Greek: ), a word derived from Aramaic (Paskha), cognate to Hebrew (Pesach). The word originally denoted the Jewish festival known in English as Passover, commemorating the Jewish Exodus from slavery in Egypt. -In most countries in Europe, the name for Easter is derived from the Jewish festival of Passover. So in Greek the feast is called Pascha, in Italian Pasqua, in Danish it is Paaske, and in French it is Paques. -St. Bede the Venerable, the 6 century author of Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (“Ecclesiastical History of the English People”), maintains that the English word "Easter" comes from Eostre, or Eostrae, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and fertility. St. Bede the Venerable may have invented the word "Easter" from Eostre. -From what I can find, no one knows when Christians (except for the Greeks) stopped calling the day of Jesus' resurrection "Resurrection Sunday" and "Pascha" and adopted the pagan name of Easter. The following is all I can find: The word, 'Easter' may have derived from the work of St. Bede the Venerable (672-745 CE) who wrote a history of the conversion to Christianity by the Anglo-Saxons in Britain (Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum). In his writings on the calendar, he claimed that Eostre, an Anglo-Saxon and German fertility goddess, was the local term for the month of April. Eostre celebrated the renewal of fertility each spring, with symbols that included eggs and rabbits (both ancient concepts of fertility and renewal of the cycles of life). -No one knows which century the name Easter was officially adopted by the church.

[@Tabatha437]

Hi, very interesting. Is there anyway you can provide links to where you got the information about the Germanic cultural traditions?

[@83croissant]

Her source is she made it up

[@arcanum4965]

Hi 83Croissant, Please read my response to your previous comment. I never fabricate any of the information in my videos. Everything is accessible through academic articles and academic books on the given topic, but I will add links for future videos and links on my older videos when I have some free time. Thanks for watching and commenting!🤗❤️

[@arcanum4965]

Hi Tabatha!🤗❤️ Thank you for watching my video and commenting! I mentioned this to 83Croissant, but just in case you don't see my previous comment, I want you to know that when I get some free time, I will start adding links to the academic articles and books on my older videos, but all of my future videos will have links. All topics I cover relating to history, theology, folklore, mythology, etc. are sourced from academic articles and books by verifible sources that are easily accessible on the web or books that can be loaned from local libraries. I read a multitude of articles and books to compile a comprehensive video on the given topic. My goal is to educate people on topics that they don't know about, don't understand, or that they may have a prejudice or negative perception of the given topic, especially when it comes to pagan traditions that have influenced Abrahamic religions. So nothing is ever fabricated because that would defeat the purpose of enlightening others and creating a better understanding of the subject matter. Thanks again for watching, I truly appreciate it!!❤️

[@Tabatha437]

@@arcanum4965 thank you so much. I’m looking forward. I would love to dive deep. 🤗

[@fredricclack7137]

☯️so Eh... 🐇

[@83croissant]

Would be great if we could see some sources for any of these claims

[@arcanum4965]

Hi 83Croissant! Thank you for your comment! I love your username, btw, I love croissants!🥐❤️ All topics I cover relating to history, theology, folklore, mythology, etc. are sourced from academic books and articles by verifible sources that are easily accessible on the web. I read a multitude of articles, some books, as well, to compile a comprehensive video on the given topic. On some videos, I also give additional insights for topics that I have a personal connection or experience with, and that's in addition to the sourced articles. Nevertheless, I really appreciate your comment because I want viewers to know they can trust the content and also ensure anyone can read the articles if they want to. So, I will definitely add links to the articles and books in the description in my future videos. When I have some free time, I will also add links to the older videos as well. Thank you again for watching my video!🤗❤️

[@user-mq8of7yx5i]

Who made the day of the risen Lord to be called easter Sunday?

[@YSLRD]

It's not straightforward. American Easter is still Resurrection Day ( and many churches now call it that) but German folk celebrations were combined centuries ago. The actual name was blurred because the month of April was called Oster ( or something similar). It all blended when American companies saw a commercial opportunity and ran with it ( like Santa, reindeer, etc). Worldwide, it's called Pascha or a derivative of that.

[@manarayofhope2374]

Germans .yes I did learn something new .I don't really celebrate easter but I do observe lent I view it more as a way to keep my mother's memory alive that said if I am able to complete my goal of moving down south I think I may try and join a Church as you know cover it is a shame that that most other pagans I meet our dear friend Jake karr aside of course are complete shit bags that use there beliefs as a excuse for bad behavior Lady Sabaira truly did die in vain.

[@arcanum4965]

Aww, I'm sorry you had that experience. Every pagan I've met have always been such great people, and I've met quite a lot of pagans. You just need to find some other pagans. People use their beliefs to excuse their bad behavior no matter what religion they practice, unfortunately awful people can come in all forms lol.

[@manarayofhope2374]

@@arcanum4965 that is a fair point on both points

[@manarayofhope2374]

@@arcanum4965 that is a fair point on both points

[@beytnatzrymyshral3384]

Easter has absolutely nothing to do with Passover...

[@83croissant]

It literally does relate to Passover in a direct way though it is its own holiday now. The early Christians were going by scripture which describes Jesus as being crucified on the Hebrew calendar day of 14 Nisan and this was believed by Christians in the first century at least. They saw Jesus as the Passover lamb. The date was officially set in the fourth century.

[@simonruszczak5563]

Dies on Friday, Ishtar (Venus) day. Easter eggs/bunnies, goddess of fertility, (mother). Reborn on Sunday because Jesus was the fresh and blood incarnation of the Sun god, (son). Mother (Venus) gives birth to a son (Sun).