Easter, Ostara and Passover: It Must Be Spring

 Hello! I'm the Easter bunny. Oh wait, no – I'm the Ostara hare. What in God's name am I talking about? Well, there's a question…

You know, the two festivals have an awful lot in common. It's important to point out that most of the myths surrounding the (possibly non-existent) goddess Ostara/Eostre are mostly bunkum. Nevertheless, the Pagan idea of a Spring festival, celebrating the planting of seeds which will grow into new life has a lot of similarity with Lent and Easter. Lent is a period o...