Eostre “Easter” ….Sunday School!!! Ostern, is…

Eostre “Easter” ….Sunday School!!! Ostern, is german for “Easter” which traditions begun off of this german goddess, “Eostre.” In Anglo-Saxon England she was known as Eostra and in Saxony (in Germany) she was personified as the Goddess Ostara (properly Ôstarâ), while in Old Norse, (s)he was known as the dwarf “Austri”, a masculine form of the name. Among the Saxons (in England and Germany) the Goddess Eostra or Ostara is especially associated with the month of April, and along with the dwarf Austri, the direction to the East. In modern English, the form of the name of the festival of the Goddess Eostra is Easter “Ostern” and that would be the modern English name of the Goddess. Among Neo-Pagans, she is now often called after the Old High German form of her name, Ostara. She was symbolically linked to the “Rabbit” because of the animal’s high reproduction rate. Spring symbolizes new life and rebirth as this goddess does; and eggs were an ancient symbol of fertility.

So take time out to research this goddess & the origins of Easter… there is much to learn about this holidays which truly are practices from times far more ancient in african history when compared and properly researched! by nabriamckenzie http://ift.tt/1eRvR0v

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