tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36100279.post8035236141585443766..comments2023-11-02T06:18:52.845-05:00Comments on Past Elder : Easter / Eostre / Pascha / Counting the Omer 2010.Past Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10541968132598367551noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36100279.post-71898549430149981042010-05-14T11:26:23.182-05:002010-05-14T11:26:23.182-05:00Regarding the Venerable Bede's assertion regar...Regarding the Venerable Bede's assertion regarding Easter and the goddess Eostre, you may want to take a look at "Was Easter Borrowed From a Pagan Holiday?" by Anthony McRoy in Christianity Today:<br /><br />http://orrologion.blogspot.com/2010/03/was-easter-borrowed-from-pagan-holiday.html<br /><br />And even if Bede and the Grimms are correct, I, for the record swear no allegiance to FrÃge by calling this day Friday; neither do I worship nor honor the sun, moon, Tiw, Wodan, Thor or Saturn. I'm not sure why such a point is made over such etymologies.123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.com