PASSOVER vs EASTER: How did the NON-BIBLICAL word “EASTER” replaced PASSOVER???

 

Passover in Major Languages 

• Hebrew: Pesach (פֶּסַח) — meaning "to pass over" or "to spare".
• Greek: Πάσχα (Pascha)
• Aramaic: Pascha (פִּסְחָא) — the source for many other languages' terms.

• German: Passahfest, Passa
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• English: Passover

• Spanish: Pascua or Pascua Judía (Jewish Passover).
• French: La Pâque (singular) or Pâque juive.
• Italian: Pasqua ebraica.
• Portuguese: Páscoa judaica.
• Russian: Pesakh (Песах) or Paskha (Пасха).
• Arabic: Eid al-Fis-h (عيد الفصح) — often used for both Easter and Passover. 祭). 
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Easter is named Ostern in German and Easter in English, both likely rooted in Germanic spring/dawn goddess traditions (????), 

while Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic use terms derived from Passover (Pesach). Specifically, the festival is Πάσχα (Pascha) in Greek, פסח (Pesach) in Hebrew, and פסחא (Pascha/Paskha) in Aramaic, emphasizing the resurrection's link to the biblical Passover. 

Here is the breakdown by language: 

• English: Easter (likely from Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre).
• German: Ostern (likely from Germanic goddess Ostara or dawn).

• Greek: Πάσχα (Pascha).
• Hebrew: פֶּסַח (Pesach/Passover).
• Aramaic: פסחא (Pascha/Paskha). 

Note: While English and German use a unique name, most other European languages, including Romance and Scandinavian languages, use derivatives of the Greek/Aramaic "Pascha".

***This is the great mystery: When did "EASTER" stick where most of the world started using it???  Was it the Roman Catholics known for fusing paganism with their form of "Christianity" or was it the King James Version of 1611 that incorrectly translated passover to EASTER since the origin of the word is with English and German peeps!  All during the Reformation with German printing presses. LOL

For those who worship The King James Bible version. Here’s an example of it being BIG TIME WRONG!!!  https://tueseahkiong.blogspot.com/2023/08/for-those-who-worship-king-james-bible.html

EOSTURMONATH 

Ēosturmōnaþ (meaning "Ēostre's month") is the 

Old English name for April, recorded by the 8th-century monk Bede in De temporum ratione. Bede states it was named after a goddess, Ēostre, in whose honor festivals were held, making it a likely source for the name "Easter". The month corresponds with springtime, fertility, and renewal.  

Key Details About Ēosturmōnaþ

• Source: The primary, and almost exclusive, source for this name is the Venerable Bede's 8th-century work De temporum ratione.
• Significance: Bede explains: "Eostur-monath, qui nunc Paschalis mensis interpretatur, quondam a Dea illorum quæ Eostre vocabatur, et cui in illo festa celebrabant nomen habuit" (Eostur-monath, which is now interpreted as Paschal month, was once named after a goddess of theirs called Eostre, and for whom celebrations were held in that month)
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The Goddess Ēostre: While associated with spring and fertility, there are no archeological findings or other historical legends confirming a widespread, ancient cult of Ēostre. Some scholars debate if she was a widely worshipped deity or a localized, fading memory described by Bede.
Relation to Modern Easter: While Bede suggests the name originates from this month, modern English Easter is not directly derived from the pagan practice, but rather adopted to describe the Christian Passover (Paschal) season, as noted on Monastery Icons.  (????)
Germanic Link: The name is cognate to the matronae Austriahenae, goddesses found in German inscriptions.  

Contextual Distinctions

• Not Ishtar: The connection between Ēostre and the Babylonian goddess Ishtar is a common misconception and lacks historical foundation.
• "Ostara": The name "Ostara" was introduced by Jacob Grimm in the 1830s based on linguistic speculation (as a German equivalent to Ēostre), not from primary historical records, explains a video on Facebook.
• Alternative Theory: Some scholars suggest Ēosturmōnaþ could have simply meant "month of opening," referencing spring buds, rather than being named for a goddess, as discussed in The Guardian. 

Most Christians are unaware of Israel's many festivals and additional sabbaths NOT on a SATURDAY that were being celebrated in the NT, bc they don't know the OT!

7 ANNUAL SABBATHS aka HIGH SABBATHS & HOLY DAYS https://tueseahkiong.blogspot.com/2026/04/7-annual-sabbaths-aka-high-sabbaths.html

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