Origin of Easter - Its Pagan Roots
The origin of Easter dates back to ancient times, not long after the global Flood recorded in Genesis 6-9 of the Bible. Nimrod, a grandson of Noah, had turned from following his grandfather's God and had become a tyrannical ruler. According to the biblical record, as king, Nimrod created Babel, Ninevah, Asshur, Calla and other cities, all known for lifestyles that promoted unspeakable evil and perversion. When Nimrod died, his wife, Queen Semiramis, deified him as the Sun-god, or Life Giver. Later he would become known as Baal, and those who followed the religion Semiramis created in his name would be called Baal worshippers. They became associated with idolatry, demon worship, human sacrifice and other practices regarded as evil.
The origin of Easter involves the birth of Semiramis' illegitimate son, Tammuz. Somehow, Semiramis convinced the people that Tammuz was actually Nimrod reborn. Since people had been looking for the promised savior since the beginning of mankind (see Genesis 3:15), they were persuaded by Semiramis to believe that Tammuz was that savior, even that he had been supernaturally conceived. Before long, in addition to worshipping Tammuz (or Nimrod reborn), the people also worshipped Semiramis herself as the goddess of fertility. In other cultures, she has been called Ishtar, Ashtur and yes, Easter.
The origin of Easter goes back to the springtime ritual instituted by Semiramis following the death of Tammuz, who, according to tradition, was killed by a wild boar. Legend has it that through the power of his mother's tears, Tammuz was "resurrected" in the form of the new vegetation that appeared on the earth.
According to the Bible, it was in the city of Babel that the people created a tower in order to defy God. Up until that time, all the people on the earth spoke one language. The building of the tower led God, as recorded in Genesis 11:7, to confuse their tongues to keep them from being further unified in their false beliefs. As the people moved into other lands, many of them took their pagan practices with them.
Contemporary traditions such as the Easter Bunny and the Easter egg can also be traced back to the practices established by Semiramis. Because of their prolific nature, rabbits have long been associated with fertility and its goddess, Ishtar. Ancient Babylonians believed in a fable about an egg that fell into the Euphrates River from heaven and from which Queen Astarte (another name for Ishtar or Semiramis) was "hatched."
THE WORD EASTER
Queen Astarte (another name for Ishtar)
Originally posted by finti
to me they can call it party for 3 days switching between march and april holiday
You should try being a little more tolerant of other beliefs and not have to preach to us every bloody post about how you aren't a believer in any sort of higher power. Isn't it tolerance the thing you have been telling religious people to practice?
And debbiejo; I don't think a paganistic spin on these holidays have anything to do with church attendance.
Yes Feceman, tradition would be one. Maybe it is because some people feel guilty that they haven't had much 'religion' in their lives so they figure they will honour the birth and death of Christ Jesus.
Originally posted by EchuuAnd debbiejo; I don't think a paganistic spin on these holidays have anything to do with church attendance.
Yes Feceman, tradition would be one. Maybe it is because some people feel guilty that they haven't had much 'religion' in their lives so they figure they will honour the birth and death of Christ Jesus.
That's because the vast majority of the church attendees don't know the facts behind Easter and Christmas. There is no record indicating when Jesus was born. As a matter of fact, we don't even know which *season* he was born in.
"Tradition" doesn't necessarily mean it's accurate and correct especially in this case. Far from it really.
By the way, "Jesus" is not even his real name. And the word "Christ" is derived from the Greek word "Christos" which is often used in Greek polythiestic mythology.
Originally posted by Echuu
And debbiejo; I don't think a paganistic spin on these holidays have anything to do with church attendance..
I was answering another's questions, but your right....People pack the churches on Christmas and Easter because of tradition and they want to honor God....They want to bring the feel and closeness of being with friends and family, dinners and gifts, and fun....They want it the way it used to be with all the good memories....Families seem to be able to get together around special holidays and these are the 2 biggest.....