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The Anglo saxon goddess after which Easter is named was Eostre.

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Where does the name Easter come from?

The name comes from an Anglo-Saxon goddess namedEostre. This was the goddess of spring.


What goddess was Easter named from?

Easter is named from Eostre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring.


What was the Anglo-Saxon goddess Ostera for who Easter was named the goddess of?

Ostara (or Eostre) was the goddess of spring.


Who was the holiday Easter named after?

The Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre, goddess of spring and fertility


Why do you call Easter Easter?

Easter was named after the Anglo Saxon goddess of Eostre.It was originally a pagan festival which was adopted by Christianity.


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What was written in the Anglo saxon chronicle?

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Who was Easter named after?

The word Easter is derived from the name of the Anglo-Saxon goddess Ēostre. In ancient Germanic the month of April was Ēostre month, and the goddess was celebrated at that time. Some of the traditions of Christian Easter are thought to have originated in the celebrations of that goddess. The word does not appear in the manuscripts of the bible, and the word being translated as "Easter" in many modern English bibles actually refers to Passover.


What was the Anglo-Saxon goddess of dawn named?

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What are white Anglo-Saxon's called for short?

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Who was the Anglo saxon goddess of the moon?

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Why were the Anglo-Saxons called the Anglo-Saxons?

Because they blonged to the anglo and saxon tribes