The True Meaning of Easter
The word Easter might have derived from a springtime Anglo-Saxon fertility goddess called Eastre (known as Eostre , in German and in Norse as Ostara), whose symbolism included the hare, the moon and eggs 1 . But that figure is disputed, and others say it derives from the word 'east', 'dawn' or from the Norse word for the spring season. --> Easter is steeped in the symbolism of cycle of the sun, which rises in the East, and which in spring fondles the natural world to life . In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring equinox occurs on the 21st of March when the length of the day increases until it is equal with the length of the night. The sun, growing in power, finally overtakes darkness, and this solar rebirth is celebrated in most ancient pagan religions, where agricultural life depended on the growth of spring. The other symbol of ancient solar superstition was the moon; and even today, Christians still celebrate their ver...