Easter is the greatest of Christian holidays. But what does the word Easter mean? Where and when was it first celebrated? The origin of the word Easter is uncertain, but the Venerable Bede claimed that the Christian resurrection festival displaced ancient pagan celebrations involving the Anglo-Saxon spring goddess “Eostre.” That, he said, occasioned the term. […]
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He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
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