Finder of Impossible Things · @jt_omalley
31 followers · 190 posts · Server universeodon.com
Smbh · @smbhager
27 followers · 47 posts · Server me.dmOstara is a holiday that celebrates the spring equinox and the return of longer, sunnier days. One fun fact about Ostara is that it is named after the Germanic goddess Eostre, who was often depicted with a hare or rabbit. This may be where the tradition of the Easter Bunny comes from, as the Christian holiday of Easter often falls close to the time of Ostara.
#Ostara #SpringEquinox #Eostre #GermanicGoddess #EasterBunny #Traditions #FunFacts
#ostara #springequinox #eostre #germanicgoddess #easterbunny #traditions #funfacts
DB Schwein · @deirdrebeth
322 followers · 3402 posts · Server mas.to
⍼ Martin Hamilton ⍼ · @m
516 followers · 1212 posts · Server martinh.net
Kurt Hohmann :blobcatcoffee: · @KurtHohmann
165 followers · 364 posts · Server mastodon.worldAchievement unlocked: Pagan minister leads Easter Sunday service for local church.
The sermon included mention of chocolate bunnies, rainbow-colored eggs, jelly beans, daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, #Eostre as goddess of Spring, the story of a bird reborn as a rabbit, and plenty of joy and hope.
I gave JC a break and left his name out of it, as I suspected he was tired of hearing it from too many other places today. 😀
#eostre #easter #pagan #ostara #easterbunny
Steve Gibson :cupofcoffee: · @steve
322 followers · 157 posts · Server mastohack.comToday, the Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, many will celebrate the resurrection of a dead man by drinking wine and eating bread while proclaiming that it is his blood and body, and then saying incantations over animal sacrifices before feasting.
#christianmythology #eostre #mythology #religion
@nowmomentjourn · @nowmomentjourn
1 followers · 14 posts · Server masto.ai
Greenseer :autism: 💚 · @Greenseer
986 followers · 722 posts · Server mstdn.socialWas hard to find an entirely suitable song to share for this #Easter, but this one does the job pretty well 🤣
#Passover #Ramadan #Eostre #BastardFairies https://youtu.be/oQu1TBIMSSk
#bastardfairies #eostre #Ramadan #passover #Easter
Dún Piteog · @Dunpiteog
296 followers · 1727 posts · Server devianze.cityBuona festa della fertilità in onore di #Eostre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre
Greenseer :autism: 💚 · @Greenseer
986 followers · 721 posts · Server mstdn.social
Ramadan Mubarak! Chag Sameach and good Pesach! Happy Easter! Eostre good wishes! Happy Chocolate Day!
Now, if faced with the mystery of Life, you'd all be less certain that you know what an Infinite being might or might not be and what it does or doesn't like, that'd be very nice ❤️ #Easter #Ramadan #Passover #Eostre
#eostre #passover #Ramadan #Easter
Dallas (Join Something IRL) · @1dalm
122 followers · 1374 posts · Server deacon.socialGood morning!
#Eostre, the pagan goddess of false information on memes, was probably completely made up by an early eighth century monk, and there is no other historical evidence what-so-ever that anyone anywhere ever worshiped a goddess by that name.
Sorry to disappoint, but despite what you read on memes today #Easter is not a pagan holiday and never was.
Have a good day!
Jan McCartney · @macca_jan
693 followers · 2395 posts · Server mas.to
Happy Ishtar
Tree screen from McMichael Gallery grounds, Kleinburg
The word Easter appears to be derived not from Ishtar, but from the German Eostre, the goddess of the dawn—a bringer of light.
Ishtar and Easter appear to be homophones: they may be pronounced similarly, but have different meanings.
Don't believe every meme.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/beyond-ishtar-the-tradition-of-eggs-at-easter/
#eostre #pagan #ishtar #Easter #photography #art
· @chestas
364 followers · 1760 posts · Server aus.social
Bob Beaker · @bbeaker
8 followers · 22 posts · Server toot.communityHappy fertility festival all.
Says a childless by choice couple.
We will still have a turkey dinner though.
Dallas, PE ✌️ · @1dalm
209 followers · 189 posts · Server scicomm.xyzIt's that time of year again! When social media experts dust off their memes and post the same tired anti-intellectual "#Easter is a pagan holiday!"
It's not. It never was.
Even the completely speculative theory that the name is based on a pagan deity only had the very weakest of historical evidence.
Watch "Did a Pagan Goddess Inspire Easter?" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/QW06pWHTeNk
(Christmas isn't a pagan holiday either. And never was.) #eostre #pagan #holiday
#holiday #pagan #eostre #easter
Garry Eves · @GarryEves
19 followers · 231 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
The latest Tricky little Questions video is now available for your viewing pleasure.
In this video I am briefly discussing looking at the history of Easter.
I also spend a bit of time looking at how the date is calculated.
#video #sharing #cameraphone #videophone #free #upload #science #education #learn #tech #technology #history.easter #Eostre #Paschal #paschal
#video #sharing #cameraphone #videophone #free #upload #science #education #learn #tech #technology #history #eostre #paschal
brainwise · @brainwise
130 followers · 499 posts · Server mas.to
Ritual fire, welcoming Ostara by ceremonially burning the Yule wreath I made on Mother's Night 2022. The wreath has now fulfilled its purpose as a symbol of the returning Sun. Hail Spring! #spring #equinox #springequinox #vernalequinox #fire #ritual #Ostara #Eostre #Easter #YuleWreath #interfaith #interfaithminister #pagan #heathen #interfaithheathen
Via my interfaith ministry account: https://post.news/@/yourmythiclife/2NHszGRgCsMYht3Mfk5eulviWp8
#interfaithheathen #heathen #pagan #interfaithminister #interfaith #yulewreath #Easter #eostre #ostara #ritual #fire #vernalequinox #springequinox #equinox #spring
getmisch · @GetMisch
34 followers · 370 posts · Server masto.nycI forgot to buy cheap chocolates on the 15th and now it's eggs, eggs, eggs.
#retail #holiday #aisle #goddess #eostre = #spring #vernal #equinox #rabbit #bunny #egg #lovers #shopping for #heart #chocolate #box #caramel oh #nuts
#retail #holiday #aisle #goddess #eostre #spring #vernal #equinox #rabbit #bunny #egg #lovers #shopping #heart #chocolate #box #caramel #nuts
Rebecca Snow Hare · @NiveusLepus
73 followers · 273 posts · Server mastodon.online
https://www.tumblr.com/kinfriday/705154909729947648
Happy New Year! May light and hope be features of your 2023!
#newyear #otherkin #therian #hope #heathen #heathenism #troth #asatru #Eostre #hope #dawn #YearInReview #thewayofthewanderinghare #heathenasceticism
#heathenasceticism #thewayofthewanderinghare #yearinreview #dawn #eostre #asatru #troth #Heathenism #heathen #hope #therian #otherkin #newyear
@Om · @atomjack604
201 followers · 3596 posts · Server mastodon.socialhalloween eostre egg mouth...
#halloween #eostre #easteregg #mouth #animatedgif