Why is it called Easter, when the reason for the season is JESUS CHRIST?

Answer 1

It's just a tag.....

Doesn't take away from the importance of what it really means

Christ defeated death.....so that you and I can do the same...

Praise God!!!!

Answer 2

Easter is derived from the Middle English word 'ester', which in turn is derived from the Old English 'eastre'. An ancient pagan goddess.

EASTER, the annual festival observed throughout Christendom in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The name Easter (Ger. Ostern), like the names of the days of the week, is a survival from the old Teutonic mythology. According to Bede (De Temp. Rat. c. xv.) It is derived from Eostre, or Ostdra, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, to whom the month answering to our April, and called Eostur-monath, was dedicated.

There is no indication of the observance of the Easter festival in the New Testament, or in the writings of the apostolic Fathers. The sanctity of special times was an idea absent from the minds of the first Christians

The ecclesiastical historian Socrates (Hist. Eccl. V. 22) states, with perfect truth, that neither the Lord nor his apostles enjoined the keeping of this or any other festival. He says: The apostles had no thought of appointing festival days, but of promoting a life of blamelessness and piety; and he attributes the observance of Easter by the church to the perpetuation of an old usage, just as many other customs have been established.

So, first of all, the name of the holiday comes from paganism, and not Christianity. It came from a festival of worship to the goddess of spring, or fertility. Easter baskets have nothing to do with Christianity, nor do Easter eggs, Easter bunnies, Easter candles, or Easter bonnets. All these are pagan in origin, and have more to do with fertility and commerce than with Christianity.

Upon further investigation, you may find that the origin of the name goes back even farther than the Teutonic goddess. There is good historical evidence to suggest that it goes all the way back to Babel. Noah had a very intelligent but ungodly grandson by the name of Nimrod (Gen. 10:6-10), who was a builder of cities such as Babel, Asshur, Nineveh (remember Jonah?), and Calah. These cities were all involved in pagan worship, and far removed from spiritual truth. Nimrod was the founder of the Babylonian religion and, after his death, became deified as a god. His wife (Queen Samiramis) became equally popular as a goddess. Babel became Babylon, a name used often in scripture. The construction of a tower was eventually undertaken to reach to heaven but, as we know, God confused the languages and dispersed the people.

Now Nimrod and Samiramis were given different names by the different groups of dispersed people, since they no longer spoke the same language. But they continued their religion, derived from Babylon:

As time went on Samiramis, under different names, became more deified than Nimrod. We find, in early pagan writings, the names of Ishtar, Astarte, Ashtaroth, and Eastre. A good case can be made for the “Queen of Heaven” being identified as this goddess.

So the name of our holiday is not Christian at all, but pagan in origin. Perhaps we should be saying “Happy Ashtaroth” instead of “Happy Easter.” Maybe that would make us think about it a little.

Answer 3

It's named after an early Anglo-Saxon fertility goddess called Eostre. That's why the emphasis is on things that have to do with life and renewal. Eggs are seen as symbolizing birth and rabbits are prolific and seen in abundance in spring because they procreate so quickly. All of the imagery ties in with the spring season. As does the resurrection of the mythical character Jesus. It seems only fitting that the christian holiday Easter be celebrated in spring.

Answer 4

Easter has been celebrated by Christians and Pagans for different reasons.That's why some prefer it to be called Resurrection Day.

Answer 5

Pagan religion being accepted by the church. We can blame the Pagans all we want, the church has opened wide its arms to accept the celebration of Easter, Christmas and the like. Sorry to say Christians, these are not religious holidays. Christ was not born on Dec. 25th. The church picked this date and the world has accepted it.

Answer 6

Because Easter is really from pagan origins. As mentioned, the name come from a pagan goddess - the goddess of fertility. It is not historically a Christian celebration. Interestingly, too, Jesus never commanded that his followers commemorate of celebrate the anniversary of his resurrection. Rather he commanded that they observe the day of his DEATH. Easter is not a true Christian observance.

Answer 7

It comes from a german word: Oestern-- which means the direction from which the sun rises. Some think that it comes from a german goddess but there is really no proof of that in german history.
The name was kept because the link between the sun rising and the resurrection of Christ making all things new like the sun.

Answer 8

HEROD WAS INTERESTED IN EASTER AND APOSTLES IN THE PASSOVER

Acts 12:1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) 4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

Answer 9

Easter as we know it began as Eostre a pagan celebration of life in the spring. Eostre was a fertility goddess whose boyfriend was the ever prolific bunny. The bunny would deliver eggs to the wild birds. So we coppy the Eostre bunny by placing eggs colored like wild birds eggs in nests (baskets with grass in them).

Answer 10

Easter comes from the name of the Goddess of spring/Dawn ,Eostre.The early church hijacked this pagan festival and proclaimed it the day of Jesus resurection,the resurection should be celebrated at Jewish passover(passover is actually a prophecy about the death of Jesus,ie:the jews painted blood on their doors so that the angel of death would passover their houses and they would be saved from death by the blood on the wood)

Answer 11

the REason for the season is the coming of spring. these Abraham religion holidays are from pagan holidays.