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Eastre was the name of the ancient Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. A festival was held in her honour every year at the vernal equinox. Christianity merged this rite with the Jewish Passover, to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus.
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Who came up with the Easter baskets?
Me<3
Why did they use a rabbit for the Easter bunny?
A bunny is an animal that has a lot to do with spring. So whoever came up with the Easter Bunny was thinking of when the rabbits came out at around spring/Easter time every year.
What came first Jesus or Easter?
Jesus
What is the name of the religious festival leading up to Easter?
lent
Which direction boys' came up with the band name?
Harry came up with the name :)
When and how did Easter start?
Easter started after Jesus came back from the dead
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who first came up with the name email?
Who came up with the name for 5 seconds of summer?
Michael Clifford came up with the name. :)
What country does the Easter bunny come from?
It is believed that the Easter bunny came from Germany.
Why do you have chocolate bunnys?
chocolate bunnies are here for Easter. they are like the Easter bunny. but who knows why the Easter bunny came!
What is the birth name of Ben Easter?
Ben Easter's birth name is Benjamin Easter.
Is the name Easter Latin?
No, the Latin for the Easter holiday is the word Pascha, a word derived from the Aramaic word for the Jewish festival of Passover.The word Easter in modern English came from a word in Old German for the prechristian Germanic goddess of springtime.
