Even the holiday’s name has a pagan connection. Historians believe Easter was named after one of the more popular figures in these celebrations: the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre. When early ...

Easter is often said to have been inspired by a different festival: that of the pagan goddess Eostre. Eostre is a flowy-haired, flower-adorned woman with lots of rich lore. She represents rebirth ...

named after the goddess Eostre. He wrote that a pagan festival of spring in the name of the goddess had become assimilated into the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Christ. It's ...

Here are a few examples of how Christian and pagan elements came together to form the Easter holiday we know today. The spring goddess Eostre, as depicted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter in his ...

But some argue that Easter is actually a pagan holiday and owes its name to the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The ...

Some historians believe Easter eggs came from Anglo-Saxon festivals in the spring to celebrate pagan goddess Eostre. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the news you need to know with ...

Pagan Saxons worshipped a spring goddess named Eostre. They baked bread during springtime festivals to celebrate new life and longer days. The name “Eostre” is where we get the English word ...

Some historians believe Easter eggs came from Anglo-Saxon festivals in the spring to celebrate pagan goddess Eostre. The goddess, who may be the namesake of Easter, represented the dawn in spring ...