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The Origins of the Easter Holiday (post #3)
The name “Easter” is a derivation of the name “Ishtar,” “Astarte,” and “Eostre.” Each of these was a localized, cultural name for Semiramis, ancient Babylon’s so-called “queen of heaven.” In the Babylonian religion now known as “the Babylonian cult,” each … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Easter, Easter Traditions, Idolatry, Series: "The Origins of the Easter Holiday"
Tagged Astarte, Constantine, Easter eggs, Eastre, Eostre, Ishtar, Lent, Mystery Babylon, Oschter Haws, Ostara, Revelation chapter 17, Revelation chapter 18, Semiramis, Tammuz, the Babylonian cult, the Easter bunny, the mother-child religion, the origins of Easter eggs, the origins of Lent, the origins of the Easter bunny, the queen of heaven
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The Origins of the Easter Holiday (post #3)
The name “Easter” is a derivation of the name “Ishtar,” “Astarte,” and “Eostre.” Each of these was a localized, cultural name for Semiramis, ancient Babylon’s so-called “queen of heaven.” In the Babylonian religion now known as “the Babylonian cult,” each … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Easter, Easter Traditions, Idolatry, Series: "The Origins of the Easter Holiday"
Tagged Astarte, Constantine, Easter eggs, Eastre, Eostre, Ishtar, Lent, Mystery Babylon, Oschter Haws, Ostara, Revelation chapter 17, Revelation chapter 18, Semiramis, Tammuz, the Babylonian cult, the Easter bunny, the mother-child religion, the origins of Easter eggs, the origins of Lent, the origins of the Easter bunny, the queen of heaven
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