Day of Resurrection: Difference between revisions

Today, many churches celebrate Easter by eating boiled eggs, and regard bunnies and eggs as symbols of Easter. The reason bunnies and eggs became the symbols of Easter is assumed to be because the custom of worshiping the goddess Easter (Ēostre) of the Teutons, who governed spring and dawn, was introduced into Christianity.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/summary/Easter-holiday Easter summary], Britannica</ref> Since spring is the season of new life, Easter was regarded as the ''goddess of fertility'', and bunnies and eggs were both used as symbols of fertility.<ref>[https://www.crosswalk.com/special-coverage/easter/who-is-eostre-and-what-does-she-have-to-do-with-easter.html "Who Is Eostre and What Does She Have to Do With Easter?"]. 《crosswalk.com》. 2022. 3. 18.</ref> The fact that the Resurrection Day is called ''Easter'' in English and ''Ostern'' in German proves that Resurrection Day has been changed by the influence of pagan religions. The origin of Easter the goddess and eggs goes back further in history. Ancient Babylonians believed that a large egg fell into the Euphrates River from the sky and that the goddess Ishtar was hatched from this egg.<ref>Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, pg. 109, 1998</ref> In Israel, this goddess was called ''Ashtoreth''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2265-baaltis |title="ASTARTE WORSHIP AMONG THE HEBREWS" |website= |publisher=Jewish Encyclopedia |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=