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Brent Landau

Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Texas at Austin 


Colorful stained-glass windows depicting the resurrection of Jesus Christ at Sherborne Abbey in Dorset, England.

Why Easter is called Easter, and other little-known facts about the holiday

March 29, 2018Religion

The naming of the celebration seems to go back to the name of a pre-Christian goddess in England, Eostre. And the holiday used to be marked by heavy drinking and merrymaking.

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