Where does the Word Easter come from? Does it have Pagan or Christian origins? - a podcast by Craig Rush

Where does the Word Easter come from? Does it have Pagan or Christian origins? There is a lot of controversy over where the name of Easter came from. There is a myth that it came from the goddess of the dawn and Spring, Eostre. Is this true.... is Easter pagan? Lets get find out! Who is Eostre? Apparently she is a goddess of pagan origin. She is the goddess of dawn and worshipped at the start of spring, the equinox. The turning of winter to spring for the northing hemisphere. This time of the year can be just a celebration of coming harvest. Now you will see details from various authors on the subject such as Alexander Hislop and Ralph Woodrow. They have written about the connection of Eostre and Easter and you find this everywhere on the internet as proof. But where did they get their information.

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