
"Easter" is another name for the Goddess of the dawn, (Hindu Ushas; Greek Eos, Roman Aurora)
Old English Ēostre (also Ēastre) and Old High German Ôstarâ are the names of a putative Germanic goddess eponymous of the the Christian festival of Easter. The goddess is attested by Bede as the namesake of the Anglo-Saxon month Ēostur-monath.
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