March 30, 2013
Eosturmonath has a name which is now translated “Paschal month”, and which was once called after a goddess of theirs named Eostre, Saint Bede the Venerable. Strange how the name of the most important festival of the Christian calendar refers to a pagan goddess, but that is how pagan Easter origin is. The word Easter […]
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March 26, 2013
By Heather McDougall Hot cross buns: pagan symbols? Easter is a pagan festival. If Easter isn’t really about Jesus, then what is it about? Today, we see a secular culture celebrating the spring equinox, whilst religious culture celebrates the resurrection. However, early Christianity made a pragmatic acceptance of ancient pagan practises, most of which we […]
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