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Jesus Christ, Lavern! (lemmy.wtf)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I'm talking the link between Easter and the Celtic goddess named Eastre

Edit to add the link more about the name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Easter

Summary: Latin languages, their local words for Passover; Germanic language, their local name for their fertility deity — Eastre in old English, Easter now

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