Is Easter Really a Pagan Holiday?

Additionally, if Easter had purely pagan roots and was originally celebrated by pagans as the coming of spring, this doesn't work with pagans south of the equator, where the first day of spring would fall in late September.

I'm in agreement that Easter is largely dependent on the date of Passover, which is dependent on the Hebrew calendar. There's nothing pagan about the original meaning of Easter. It's only been recently corrupted, commercialized, and--like Christmas--turned into something it wasn't intended to be.

Easter is a day that is honered by nearly all of contemporary Christianity and is used to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The holiday often involves a church service at sunrise, a feast which includes an "Easter Ham", decorated eggs and stories about rabbits.

Those who love truth learn to ask questions, and many questions must be asked regarding the holiday of Easter.

Is it truly the day when Jesus arose from the dead? Where did all of the strange customs come from, which have nothing to do with the resurrection of our Saviour?

The purpose of this tract is to help answer those questions, and to help those who seek truth to draw their own conclusions.

The first thing we must understand is that professing Christians were not the only ones who celebrated a festival called "Easter."

"Ishtar", which is pronounced "Easter" was a day that commemorated the resurrection of one of their gods that they called "Tammuz", who was believed to be the only begotten son of the moon-god