[B-Greek] Easter question

Jeffrey B. Gibson jgibson000 at comcast.net
Sun Apr 1 20:03:33 EDT 2007



Mitch Larramore wrote:

>
> What is the relationship between the Passover and
> Easter such that eastern Christians decided to use the
> word for the Jewish Passover as an equivolent for the
> Christian Easter? To me, these are two separate
> festivals/holy days, having nothing in common except
> for near proximity in time of celebration.
>

To my knowledge, it is only English speaking countries that use the term "Easter" for
the celebration.  And this has more to do with the fact that the feast fell in a month
that was named Eastrena by Aglo-Saxons, than much else.  Though see Bæda Temp. Rat. xv.

Jeffrey

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