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To: Edward Teach
Easter? You mean Ishtar.

No, Pascha. It is unfortunate that the name for this great feast in English is derived from a pagan name. The feast of Easter/Pascha itself, however, existed long before the name for it in English was adopted.

13 posted on 06/13/2015 10:00:28 AM PDT by Petrosius
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To: Petrosius

Easter vs Pascha. Think of “Easter” as a pagan name captured and taken over for Christian usage. As in the Age of Sail — the Brits capture a French frigate as a prize of war, and make it a warship in the Royal Navy.


19 posted on 06/13/2015 10:11:52 AM PDT by omega4412
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