Easter – a pagan holiday?
n“So, once I got started reflecting on how Pagan holidays had been kidnapped, I then thought of the old Pagan holiday Eoster, where the return of the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eoster from the Land of the Dead bringing Spring in Her wake was celebrated. For centuries this Pagan celebration’s rituals included things like Eoster eggs, the Eoster hare (or bunny for us Americans) , and decorating our houses with Eoster lilies and other beautiful flowers in celebration. I think it’s only fair to talk about how we Pagans were there first, and how we’d like to get some credit for all the Pagan contributions involved when other folks celebrate the return of their own particular Redeemer from Death with our borrowed trappings when springtime comes around.”  (continued…)