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Where does the word "Easter" come from

catz747

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Pascha (Greek: Πάσχα), also called Easter, is the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord. Pascha is a transliteration of the Greek word, which is itself a transliteration of the Hebrew pesach, both words meaning Passover. (A minority of English-speaking Orthodox prefer the English word 'Pasch.')

http://orthodoxwiki.org/Pascha

Or else there are all of these other explanations to choose from :rotfl:

http://www.allabouthistory.org/origin-of-the-word-easter-faq.htm

purplebutterfly

Just edited to add that the specific question is :

"In Anglo Saxon, where does the word "Easter" come from ?"

Pagan traditions give us the English word "Easter" which comes from the word "Eostre". The Anglo-Saxon word for April was "Eostre-monath" (the month of openings). However, it should be remembered that Christians celebrated the resurrection of Christ long before the word "Easter" was used, and the word they used for the celebration was "Pascha", which is derived from and linked to the Jewish festival of Passover.

witchwq

purplebutterfly, you are right, as I sent it, and received reply from them:

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purplebutterfly

I knew my English degree would be useful for something - just had to wait 5 years to find out what! :rotfl: