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From: conan@oreo.berkeley.edu
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Subject: Re: Easter (was Re: Christmas)
Message-ID: <Sep.13.04.18.12.1989.13047@athos.rutgers.edu>
Date: 13 Sep 89 08:18:13 GMT
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With regards to Easter being descended from a word in German meaning an
ancient pagan festival, it is interesting to note that in French, the
word for Easter is Paques, which also is used for Passover.  However, as
I am sure Humpty-Dumpty would agree, words mean what you want them to.


Pax et Bonum

David Cruz-Uribe, SFO

[Is English unique in the Pagan origins for the word?  In Russian
Easter is Pascha, i.e. Passover.  --clh]