While Easter is a Christian celebration, some of the things associated with it have been a part of pagan customs that had long existed even before the holiday was first observed.
Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Christ after His crucifixion and death on Good Friday. As the holy event is based on the first Sunday after the first full moon of the spring equinox, its date changes every year. This 2018, Easter Sunday falls on the first day of April, coinciding with April Fool’s Day.
Although Easter is considered as the most important Christian holiday, as it commemorates Jesus’ victory over death, it is believed that the celebration has its pagan origins. Supposedly, while the holiday is also known as Resurrection Sunday, the name Easter is derived from the Celtic goddess Eastre, the goddess of fertility and spring. As Easter was honored by the pagans in her rabbit symbol, the animal eventually became a symbol of the Christian Easter celebrations.
The reason why Easter has some pagan elements is said to have started from the attempts of second-century…
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