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It also comes down to a matter of linguistics. English uniquely changed the name of the holiday to match up with local celebrations. If you're not thinking to h
by Talanes 5y ago
It also comes down to a matter of linguistics. English uniquely changed the name of the holiday to match up with local celebrations. If you're not thinking to hard about it, it's very easy to go from "Easter is named after a forgotten pagan goddess" to "The entire Easter tradition is stolen from old pagan rituals."
- iammisc 5y agoThat's right. In most of the world, easter is referred to as some derivative of 'Paschal', which is the adjectival form of Easter in English. For example, French: Paques Spanish: Pascua Romanian: Pasti Russian: пасха (Paskha) Chinese: fùhuójié (resurrection festival) Danish: paske Only the german languages adopted a Germanic goddess name due to the coincidental timing.
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- Talanes 5y ago>Only the german languages adopted a Germanic goddess name due to the coincidental timing. And not even one anyone actually remembered, just one whose name was still around to denote that time of year.