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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Easter #61870 04/02/2002 9:59 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Eastre was an Anglo-Saxon goddess whose festival happened to be celebrated at more or less the time the Christians who converted them celebrated Easter. I think I'm right in saying most other languages use cognates of the English Paschal, which ultimately derive from the Hebrew word for Passover. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Easter Rubrick 03/20/2002 5:03 PM Re: Easter Faldage 03/20/2002 5:43 PM Re: Easter wwh 03/20/2002 5:55 PM Re: Easter Rubrick 03/21/2002 9:15 AM Re: Easter RhubarbCommando 03/21/2002 9:32 AM Re: Easter Faldage 03/21/2002 1:49 PM Re: Easter Jackie 03/21/2002 1:52 PM Re: Easter Faldage 03/21/2002 1:57 PM Re: Easter Capital Kiwi 03/21/2002 9:49 PM Re: Easter wwh 03/21/2002 10:07 PM Re: Easter doc_comfort 03/22/2002 3:02 AM Dr Bill knows something about conception that I do TEd Remington 03/22/2002 4:30 PM Re: Dr Bill knows something about conception that I do Capital Kiwi 03/22/2002 8:50 PM Re: Dr Bill knows something about conception that I do Keiva 03/23/2002 5:45 PM Re: Dr Bill knows something about conception that I do TEd Remington 03/23/2002 5:47 PM Re: Dr Bill knows something about conception that I do Keiva 03/23/2002 5:51 PM Re: Easter wwh 03/23/2002 6:11 PM premarin wofahulicodoc 04/04/2002 12:07 AM Re: Easter Sparteye 03/23/2002 5:32 PM . Max Quordlepleen 03/23/2002 7:43 PM Re: Easter wwh 03/23/2002 8:18 PM Re: Easter Bingley 04/02/2002 9:59 AM Re: Easter Rouspeteur 04/04/2002 4:03 PM Re: Easter Bean 04/04/2002 4:34 PM Re: Easter AnnaStrophic 04/04/2002 5:20 PM Re: Easter Bingley 04/05/2002 3:14 AM Re: Easter consuelo 04/05/2002 3:26 AM Re: Easter Bingley 04/05/2002 3:54 AM Re: Easter hev 03/21/2002 12:28 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,392 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 18 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,214 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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