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\nThis piece was first published, by me, as a discussion on The Pagan Veil.<\/a>\u00a0 I had planned to do a discussion like this for a while now, and Easter this year was the perfect time, when I was seeing more ridiculous memes than I usually would \u2013 including by non-Pagans. \u00a0I couldn\u2019t stand the idea of debunking the Easter memes on all those threads on Facebook, repeating myself a million times \u2013 and probably not making any difference anyway. \u00a0So, discussion it became. \u00a0And now reposting as a blog post, because, why not?<\/i><\/a>\n<\/div>\n
\nHere\u2019s the usual message shared in the memes.<\/div>\n
\u201cEaster was originally the celebration of Ishtar, the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility and sex. \u00a0Her symbols (like the egg and bunny) were and still are fertility and sex symbols (or did you actually think eggs and bunnies had anything to do with the resurrection?). \u00a0After Constantine decided to Christianise the Empire, Easter was changed to represent Jesus. \u00a0But at its roots, Easter (which is how you pronounce Ishtar) is all about celebrating fertility and sex.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ishtar was a Mesopotamian Goddess \u2013 Mesopotamia being, Assyria, Babylon, Akkadia, Sumeria (Inanna is her name in Sumeria, Astarte is her Aramaean name).<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Symbols<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nEaster<\/strong> \u2013 bunnies, eggs, hares etc
\nIshtar<\/strong> \u2013 The 8-pointed star, lions, dragons and Venus are her symbols. \u00a0Hmmm, no eggs or bunnies.<\/p>\nSex and Fertility<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nEaster<\/strong> \u2013 Through the symbolism of rabbits and eggs, yes.
\nIshtar<\/strong> \u2013 A sex and fertility goddess (and war goddess).<\/p>\nResurrection<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nEaster<\/strong> \u2013 Jesus. \u00a0Do I need to tell you this myth?
\nIshtar<\/strong> \u2013 Depends on the version you read. \u00a0In some Ishtar\/Inanna myths, she herself is the central figure of a resurrection after she was killed by \u201cdemons\u201d in the Netherworld (underworld). \u00a0In other myths she is the direct cause of her lover Tammuz\/Dumuzis death, and, regretting it, goes about having him resurrected (this myth is very similar to the Egyptian Isis\/Osiris myth).<\/p>\nRome<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nIshtar was not a Roman a goddess, though of course she would have had adherents in Rome, their number wasn\u2019t very high at the time of the Anno Domini \u2013 the cultures and beliefs that formed Mesopotamia were rapidly declining at that point. \u00a0Her cult was basically dead by the time of Constantine. \u00a0The idea that the Christians would take a festival from a dying\/dead religion is laughable \u2013 why would they do that? There are no converts in that.<\/p>\nEtymology & Pronunciation<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nIshtar<\/strong> \u2013 is pronounced as it is written. \u00a0Ish-tar. \u00a0Not like Easter.
\nEaster<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s origins are up for debate (much of it misinformed debate). \u00a0According to the meme, it\u2019s origin is \u201cIshtar,\u201d \u00a0according to Bede and the brothers Grimm, it\u2019s origin is Eostre (see below). According to other sources it was an accident. \u00a0Someone mistakenly wrote the\u00a0Latin term \u201chebdomada alba<\/em>\u201d (white week) as High German \u201cesostarum<\/em>\u201d \u2013 this later got shortened to Easter. \u00a0As we do with nearly every word longer than three letters.
\nPassover<\/strong> \u2013 A Hebrew\/Jewish festival observed in early-mid spring, much like Easter is. \u00a0But, it is also the other name used for Easter, basically everywhere that English isn\u2019t the native language. \u00a0It\u2019s etymology is clear.
\nHebrew, Pesach.
\nGreek and Latin Pascha or Pasch. \u00a0Psssst Latin = Roman.
\nModern Spanish, Pascua and modern French, Paques.
\nI do wonder why the Romans would use \u201cEaster\u201d when they already used \u201cPascha.\u201d \u00a0Curious.<\/p>\nIshtar Conclusion<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nEaster and Ishtar do have certain similarities \u2013 resurrection and fertility. \u00a0But the rest? Nope. \u00a0The Latin\/Roman name for Easter is still in use, so why would the Romans\/Christians create a new name from a dying or dead cult? \u00a0Ishtar and Easter sound nothing alike. \u00a0The symbols used in Easter are not Ishtars symbols.
\nIshtar and Easter \u2013 have two similarities, but whether there is direct influence between the two is something that the evidence does not point to.<\/p>\nEostre<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cThe Goddess Eostre was resurrected from death in spring her symbols were the Egg which represented rebirth and new life. \u00a0Her other symbol was the rabbit or hare which represented fertility. \u00a0The Goddess Eostre was known as Eastre in Norse, Ashtoreth in Greece and Astarte in Hebrew. \u00a0The God Attis, Goddess Persephone and the Goddess Ishtar were also resurrected on this day. \u00a0Easter is in effect the rebirth of the Sun (Son) in Spring.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Note: Eostre is Anglo-Saxon. \u00a0Ostara is Germanic. \u00a0Eastre\/Austra is Norse.<\/p>\n
There is sadly little I can say about this one\u2026. Because there is almost no information about her before Bede (672-735 CE\/AD), a Christian monk, wrote about her. \u00a0Kind of.<\/p>\n
\u201cEosturmonath has a name which is now translated \u201cPaschal month\u201d, and which was once called after a goddess of theirs named Eostre, in whose honour feasts were celebrated in that month.\u00a0 Now they designate that Paschal season by her name, calling the joys of the new rite by the time-honoured name of the old observance.\u201d \u2013 The Reckoning of Time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
After this the Brothers Grimm found his snippet of Eostre lore and wove it into their own folktales. \u00a0Ostensibly they gathered more information about Ostara (German for Eostre) from actual people who still knew about her or followed her\u2026. However, we already know the Grimms were not exactly the most trustworthy of historians. \u00a0There is quite a bit of evidence that the Grimms falsified their folktales regarding Ostara \u2013 not least the multiple connections to various languages that make little to no sense at all.<\/p>\n
Etymologically speaking, Eostre as a word could have existed \u2013 it would have meant something like \u201cdawn.\u201d \u00a0The Grimms somehow connect the word to Latin \u201cAuster\u201d meaning \u201csouth wind\u201d (because thats the direction the sun comes up\u2026 In Grimm-land). \u00a0And they reasoned that, because there was an \u201cAustri\u201d in the Eddas, then there must too have been a female equivalent, \u201cAustra\u201d who, now magically existing, would be Ostara.<\/p>\n
Proof! Eostre is real. \u00a0Because of reasons.<\/p>\n
Bede too is under suspicion of fabricating certain things he wrote about \u2013 one of which is the snippet about Eostre but also another deity, Hretha or Rheda, who was just as well known as Eostre was before he wrote about them. \u00a0That being, not at all.<\/p>\n
After all of this Eostre\/Eastre\/Ostara gets mentioned a few times by a few scholars and historians and the like. \u00a0Oddly enough, nearly every mention of her includes things such as, \u201cprobably the hare was the sacred animal of Ostara,\u201d K.A. Oberle, 1893. \u00a0The key word there is \u201cprobably,\u201d it comes up in multiple instances \u2013 as insightfully observed by the\u00a0Domestic Witch<\/a>. \u00a0Until one day, it was no longer, \u201cprobably,\u201d it was fact. \u00a0Then more little stories and ideas are added to the \u201cfacts\u201d and suddenly, there is an entire and full myth surrounding this goddess who maybe never existed.<\/p>\n
Eostre Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nThe similarities between Eostre\/Ostara and Easter are a lot. \u00a0The veracity of the Eostre myths, are left wanting.<\/p>\nIf you read the linked article by the Domestic Witch, the most telling thing is her conclusion. \u00a0Pagans have been accusing the Christians of stealing Easter from us. \u00a0When, in reality, it actually seems to be the other way around. \u00a0She notes that there are historical sources for the eggs and rabbits (hares) as being part of Easter, and not any prior pagan belief.<\/p>\n
Easter Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nNo one knows.<\/p>\nThat\u2019s the truth of the matter. \u00a0No one knows how Easter started, when it started, where all of its symbols and traditions came from.<\/p>\n
It IS possible that it draws from pagan traditions and beliefs. \u00a0Of course it is possible.<\/p>\n
It is also possible that it is mostly its own festival. It is likely that the timing of it is based around both the Jewish Passover dates (Jesus was said to be crucified during Passover) AND the fact that multiple pagan cultures celebrated the Spring Equinox.<\/p>\n
It is possible that the modern Pagans stole Easter from the Christians, rather than the reverse we so often shout about.<\/p>\n
It is possible that Eostre was a goddess of the Anglo-Saxons, or of some small regional tribe. \u00a0It is possible there was never written information about her. \u00a0It is possible.<\/p>\n
It is possible that the Jesus resurrection myth is based on the Ishtar\/Tammuz resurrection myth. \u00a0Or even the Isis\/Osiris myth. \u00a0Or\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n
It is fact that it\u2019s all stupid anyway.<\/p>\n
No matter which festival started first, or who borrowed what belief and tradition from whom, Easter and Ostara are existing festivals and they aren\u2019t going anywhere in the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n
Eostres historical existence is irrelevant now. \u00a0She may or may not have existed before Bede, but she has existed now for 1300 years. \u00a0She is worshipped and honoured by a fairly significant number of modern Pagans. \u00a0She has a myth now, no matter how old it is. \u00a0She has a festival, she has traditions and symbols attached to her \u2013 no matter where they came from.<\/p>\n
Eostre and Ostara exist now within Paganism, no matter their history. \u00a0And does it matter if they came before or after Easter? Does it make the Equinox somehow less? Does it make the goddess less? Does it make the traditions you have been practising less?<\/p>\n
In a modern context, none of it matters. \u00a0It is not important.<\/p>\n
In a historical context it does matter, but only insofar as we don\u2019t keep lying to ourselves and others about our history and the history of our spiritual (or literal) ancestors. \u00a0It is important we do not do a disservice to our community and make ourselves out to be liars and nothing more than anti-Christians.<\/p>\n
We need to stop basing our legitimacy on Christianity, the interactions between ancient pagans and ancient Christians, and the falsity and villainy of Christianity.<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>Ostara is a festival celebrated by a large number of modern Pagans. \u00a0It is celebrated in todays world. \u00a0It exists now.<\/p>\nThat\u2019s what matters.<\/p>\n
So maybe you should stop caring about Easter. \u00a0And concentrate on the Ostara of today. \u00a0Or whatever equivalent you happen to celebrate.<\/p>\n
Tell your kids the myth about Eostre. \u00a0Or Persephone. \u00a0Or Ishtar. \u00a0Or Isis and Osiris. \u00a0Or Jesus.
\nPaint some eggs.
\nCuddle some bunnies.
\nEat some chocolate.
\nPlant some flowers (or pick some).
\nCelebrate spring.
\nAnd get over it.<\/p>\nLinks and Sources<\/span><\/em>
\nDebunking the Goddess of Easter pt1<\/a><\/span><\/em>
\nDebunking the Goddess of Easter pt2<\/a><\/span><\/em>
\nEostre: The Making of a Myth<\/a><\/span><\/em>
\nEostre: The Making of a Myth pt2<\/a><\/span><\/em>
\nHunting the Spurious Eostre Hare<\/a><\/span><\/em>
\nEaster Holidays<\/a><\/span><\/em>
\nBede, on Eostre<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is possible that the modern Pagans stole Easter from the Christians, rather than the reverse we so often shout about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2764,"featured_media":124,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[136,13],"tags":[22,33,34,31,32],"class_list":["post-39","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calendar-events-festivals","category-paganism101","tag-deities","tag-festivals","tag-history","tag-misconceptions","tag-paganism"],"yoast_head":"\n
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