Origins of Easter

I found this online and thought it was worth sharing. The original article can be found here. Origins of Easter Brief history of the spring holiday by David Johnson ——————————————————————————– Christians celebrate Easter to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Some trappings of modern Easter celebrations, however, pre-date Christianity and have ancient pagan roots. Ancient Fertility Goddess Easter takes its name from Ishtar, the Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility. The Phoenicians knew [...]