Ēostre or Ostara (Northumbrian Old English: Ēostre; West Saxon Old English: Ēastre; Old High German: *Ôstara) is a goddess in Germanic paganism who, by way of the Germanic month bearing her name (Northumbrian: Ēosturmōnaþ; West Saxon: Ēastermōnaþ; Old High German: Ôstarmânoth), is the namesake of the festival of Easter. Ēostre is attested by Bede in his 8th-century work De temporum ratione, where Bede states that during Ēosturmōnaþ (the equivalent to the month of April) feasts were held in Eostre's honor among the pagan Anglo-Saxons, but had died out by the time of his writing.
Hello people. It's another holiday period for many around the world. I was going to try and be clever and research all the different denominations' equivalents of Easter, but time is in short supply here at the Article, so instead I copy-pasted a bit of the ol' Wiki page on the subject (above).
Let me just say then, happy times to all, peace and goodwill, all that good stuff. Articles Part 2 coming after the weekend, when I get back from Wrocław. See you all then!
- Jim :)
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