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Origins of Easter

Saturday, March 26th, 2005

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
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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 [...]

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