tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733559733127645128.post3360424522106670946..comments2023-11-03T04:11:06.821-04:00Comments on The Hot Gates 480BC: Annual Accusations of Easter Pagan Origins Pleistarchoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11968310986316619625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733559733127645128.post-52948348447060173402014-04-21T18:54:08.089-04:002014-04-21T18:54:08.089-04:00Unfortunately, they not only contradict each other...Unfortunately, they not only contradict each other, but the contradiction is quite strong. There is zero linguistic evidence of any Babylonian names or loan-words making there way to the ancient Germanic peoples. One must also take note of geography - by the time we would know of Germans using Eostre, they are still solely in the more northern regions of Europe; centuries before the initial Volkerwanderung that would bring them as far south as Bavaria and Austria. I would encourage anyone who has relied on these sloppy versions of history to demand accounts that can pass the test of historical scrutiny. Easter is the celebration of the Resurrection, and clinging to claims that state otherwise does no justice to either the Catholic or the Evangelical side. Pleistarchoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968310986316619625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733559733127645128.post-11743807842726113202014-04-21T01:04:51.906-04:002014-04-21T01:04:51.906-04:00You say that the claims of Easter being Eostre and...You say that the claims of Easter being Eostre and Ishtar contradict each other, but they do not. They are both known as the goddess of fertility meaning they are one in the same. The slight changes of the tale of goddess Eastre over thousands of years has not changed who she is and what she still represents. Wicca and modern pagans still worship her in the same way as the Christians who invoke the name of the goddess and idolize rabbits and eggs in honor of the goddess Eastre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com