COMMENTARY: Devotion to one’s country is not only in accord with human dignity but essential for pursuing the City of God in a manner consistent with the gospel itself.

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Claims that Easter is rooted in pagan worship—especially of a goddess named Ishtar—are common but largely unfounded. This video breaks down the only historical reference to the Anglo-Saxon ...

Easter is often said to have been inspired by a different festival: that of the pagan goddess Eostre. Eostre is a flowy-haired, flower-adorned woman with lots of rich lore.

A Springtime Symbol The Folk Origins of Ostara Perhaps the most popular origin myth for the Easter Bunny concerns the Germanic Pagan goddess of spring, Ostara, to whom hares were supposedly sacred.

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Furthermore, pagan deities have been portrayed as dangerous, particularly to children. For example, the Bible says the Canaanites sacrificed babies to a god called Moloch.

1883 – German folklorist K. A. Oberle speculates the Easter hare tradition may have come from a myth about a pagan goddess turning a bird into a rabbit. He has no evidence such a myth ever existed.

St. Brigid’s Day and Imbolc, a pagan holy day associated with the goddess Brigid and heralding the coming of spring, both fall on Feb. 1, although Ireland is observing the public holiday on the ...