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Betrayed by Dan Brown

Data Over Dogma

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The Origins of the Name Easter

Easter wasn't originally of Christian origin. Easter was named after Anglo-Saxon pagan goddess of the spring, Aostre, O, or Ostarah. In English and German, we have this name Easter that most likely was taken from the month in which it was celebrated.

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