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pkphilip 5 days ago

The connection goes further back to Asheroth - the Cannanite goddess of fertility.

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rolandog 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

The world was not ready for such religions then [0]:

> There are several reasons why the worship of Baal and Asherah was such a problem for Israel. First, the worship of Baal and Asherah held the allure of illicit sex, since the religion involved ritual prostitution. [...]

The Asherahs/Ashtoreths probably needed better branding.

[0]: https://www.gotquestions.org/Baal-and-Asherah.html

	▲	krapp 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		"the world?" Ritual prostitution was common in many ancient religions, and Baal and Asherah were commonly worshipped at the time. It only seems aberrant in hindsight because we live in a world formed from the strict patriarchy and sexual taboos of one specific Semitic religion, and a narrative of history written by its adherents. That said as far as I know the whole Easter/Eostre connection has been discredited by the actual evidence. Which is unfortunate because it would be such an enjoyable thing to annoy Christians with if it were true.

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anon291 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

No it does not. Asheroth is a Canaanite language term. Easter comes from the Proto-Indo-European for dawn of east, the direction of the sunrise. A very fitting name for the rising of the Son of Man. The direct cognates to Easter are Usas (Indic languages), East, or Aurora.

	▲	eitland 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Remember, Easter is only called Easter (or something similar) in a few languages, I'm only aware of English and German (Oster).