{"id":1014,"date":"2010-04-04T08:28:09","date_gmt":"2010-04-04T13:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/04\/happy-sex-goddess-day\/"},"modified":"2017-06-09T18:58:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T01:58:29","slug":"happy-sex-goddess-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/happy-sex-goddess-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Easter Named after a Sex Goddess?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Easter, someone probably said to you, \u201cHappy Sex Goddess Day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No? That didn\u2019t happen?<\/p>\n<p>Well, it probably did, and you just didn\u2019t know it.<\/p>\n<h2>Easter = Pagan Sex Goddess<\/h2>\n<p>Have you ever wondered why we call the day that Jesus rose from the dead &#8220;Easter&#8221;? That word is not found anywhere in the Bible, so why do we call it &#8220;Easter&#8221;? <\/p>\n<p>There are <a title=\"Easter and Ishtar\" href=\"http:\/\/bellejar.ca\/2013\/03\/28\/easter-is-not-named-after-ishtar-and-other-truths-i-have-to-tell-you\/\" target=\"_blank\">many theories<\/a> about the origin of the word &#8220;Easter&#8221; but among the main contenders is the idea that it comes from the name of a sex goddess (or fertility goddess). Here are three such fertility goddesses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Ishtar\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ishtar\" target=\"_blank\">Ishtar<\/a>, the Assyrian\/Babylonian fertility sex goddess<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Eostre\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C4%92ostre\" target=\"_blank\">Eostre\/Ostara<\/a>, the Germanic fertility sex goddess<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Astarte\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astarte\" target=\"_blank\">Astarte<\/a>, the Greek\/Mesopotamian fertility sex goddess (referred to in the Bible as Asherah or Ashtoreth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1014 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"102\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/E\u00e1stre-102x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Easter Sex Goddess\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/E\u00e1stre-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/E\u00e1stre-300x440.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/E\u00e1stre.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35105'>\n\t\t\t\tEostre\/Ostara\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"62\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Astarte-62x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Astarte-62x150.jpg 62w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Astarte-250x600.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 62px) 100vw, 62px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35106'>\n\t\t\t\tAstarte\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Ishtar-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Ishtar-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Ishtar-300x398.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Ishtar-570x757.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Ishtar.jpg 677w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35107'>\n\t\t\t\tIshtar\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our English word &#8220;Easter&#8221; seems to be drawn from the name of a pagan sex goddess. <\/p>\n<p>Also, based on my research, our modern celebration of Easter appears to be a conglomeration of various parts and pieces of all three sex goddesses listed above.<\/p>\n<p>In some of the traditions related to one or the other of these fertility sex goddesses, celebrants would rise early in the morning to observe the sun rising in the east. <\/p>\n<p>In others, people would feast on ham.<\/p>\n<p>In still others, children would go outside and hunt for decorated eggs. The eggs were supposed to have come from divine bunnies, which were revered for their ability to rapidly reproduce (&#8230; you know the saying: breeding like rabbits).<\/p>\n<p>In others Easter traditions, it was thought that rabbits brought forth the light of spring from the sex goddess.<\/p>\n<p>By worshipping the fertility sex goddess in these ways, the people were welcoming the longer days of spring, and were praying for fertile flocks and fertile fields. <\/p>\n<h2>The Truth of Easter<\/h2>\n<p>So is this why we call Easter &#8220;Easter&#8221;? Well, <a title=\"Easter and Ishtar\" href=\"http:\/\/bellejar.ca\/2013\/03\/28\/easter-is-not-named-after-ishtar-and-other-truths-i-have-to-tell-you\/\" target=\"_blank\">people argue over it<\/a>, but wherever &#8220;Easter&#8221; (the name) really came from, there definitely seems to be numerous connections between the spring equinox, sunrise, new life, spring, bunnies, eggs, fertility rites, and a sex goddess.<\/p>\n<p>So when then did the church adopt the practice of referring to the day Jesus rose from the dead as &#8220;Easter&#8221;? Some Christians, of course, refuse to call it &#8220;Easter&#8221; and refer to it instead as &#8220;Resurrection Sunday.&#8221; They do this because they know about the pagan roots of &#8220;Easter&#8221; and think that it detracts from what the significance of the resurrection of Jesus. <\/p>\n<p>But does it? Is it wrong to refer to &#8220;Resurrection Sunday&#8221; as Easter? <\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think so. To the contrary, I think that &#8220;Easter&#8221; is a perfect name for the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. I also think that when the church chose &#8220;Easter&#8221; to celebrate the day Jesus rose from the dead, they did this intentionally because of what the resurrection of Jesus signifies. <\/p>\n<p>So what is the explanation? Why did the church choose to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday, which is named after a pagan sex goddess?  <\/p>\n<p>The reason the church adapted some of the symbolism and practices from their surrounding pagan culture is an interesting study, but the simplest explanation which makes the most sense to people today is found in our own culture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-35110\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Easter-Eggs-35-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"easter bunny easter eggs\" height=\"225\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Easter-Eggs-35-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Easter-Eggs-35-300x225-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Have you ever seen t-shirts that say \u201cGod\u2019s Gym\u201d or \u201cAbreadcrumb &amp; Fish\u201d? I\u2019ve seen t-shirts with the Guitar Hero design, but on closer inspection, it says \u201cGod is my Hero.\u201d Similarly, there are \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d t-shirts that look like the \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d logo, and I have seen shirts with the superman logo, but with \u201cJC\u201d instead of \u201cS.\u201d  I\u2019ve seen a Staple\u2019s \u201cEasy\u201d button with the word \u201cJesus\u201d on it instead.<\/p>\n<p>Is all this silly, commercialized, \u201cJesus Junk\u201d? Yes. I roll my eyes at most of it. I cannot believe people make this stuff, but more than that, I can&#8217;t believe people buy it and wear it. <\/p>\n<p>Of course, the reason companies make this &#8220;Jesus junk&#8221; is because it sells. People buy $4.6 billion of this stuff every year. And one reason Christians buy it is because such things help them bring Christ into culture. <strong>I would argue that there may be better ways of doing this, but that\u2019s a different subject &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The point is that, 2000 years ago, some Christians decided to combine some of the sex goddess traditions of their culture with the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. Why? Well, for one reason, the resurrection of Jesus and the sex goddess holiday occurred right around the same time of year.<\/p>\n<p>But another reason is that they realized the same thing we do today: Why do some Christians have \u201ciPray\u201d hats and \u201cGot Jesus?\u201d bumper stickers? It\u2019s an attempt to be contextual. Early Christians borrowed some of the symbolism of the various &#8220;Easter&#8221; celebrations they observed around them, and incorporated them into the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>But there is something even more important than that.<\/p>\n<h2>Should we just Fry the Eggs and Kill the Bunnies?<\/h2>\n<p>Some Christians are aware of where the &#8220;Easter&#8221; traditions came from, and, thinking of passages like Jeremiah 10:2 (Do not adopt the ways of the Gentiles\u2026), refuse to say \u201cHappy Easter!\u201d Instead, they say \u201cHe is Risen!\u201d Or \u201cHappy Resurrection Day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those are good things to say today, because, of course, this is the day we celebrate the historical event of Jesus rising from the dead.<\/p>\n<p>But you want to know what? I\u2019m also fine with saying \u201cHappy Easter.\u201d Is that because I worship Ishtar? Far from it. Have I adopted the ways of Ostara? No. Am I going to fall down in front of an <a title=\"Asherah pole\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asherah_pole\" target=\"_blank\">Asherah pole<\/a>? Of course not.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instead, calling Resurrection Sunday \u201cEaster\u201d reminds me of my redemption.<\/strong> How?<\/p>\n<h2>Easter Redemption<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-35111\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/happy-easter-easter-cross-02_thumb-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"easter redemption\" height=\"225\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/happy-easter-easter-cross-02_thumb-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/happy-easter-easter-cross-02_thumb-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/happy-easter-easter-cross-02_thumb-570x427.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/happy-easter-easter-cross-02_thumb.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The simple fact that most people don\u2019t know the origins of the word \u201cEaster\u201d shows that a shift has happened over the past 2000 years. <strong>The day has been redeemed.<\/strong> Though Easter is a commercialized holiday, most people still associate it with Jesus and His resurrection from the grave.<\/p>\n<p>Of all the days in the year that people &#8220;go to church,&#8221; Easter is in the top two (the other being Christmas Eve). People associate &#8220;Easter&#8221; with Jesus; not with Ishtar. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The very fact that people think of Jesus rather than Ishtar when they say &#8220;Happy Easter!&#8221; is proof that this sex goddess holiday has been redeemed.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Because of this, Easter reminds me of what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. Though his readers used to be adulterers, fornicators, slanderers, thieves, drunkards, idolaters, and swindlers, they were not this way any longer. They were washed. They were cleansed. They were purified, sanctified, justified. They were no longer who they used to be. In a word, they were <strong>redeemed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, we can talk about the way Ishtar Day <em>used<\/em> to be. We could talk about the rites, the rituals, and the pagan practices. But it is not that way any longer. Easter has been redeemed &#8230; just like you and me.<\/p>\n<p>On Easter, rather than getting drunk and visiting a temple prostitute, most people celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus. Yet we still call it Easter. This is redemption!<\/p>\n<p>Sure, we might eat ham, look for Easter eggs, and give Easter candy. But when we do these things, nobody thinks about Ishtar. Most are just enjoying a fun day with the family (a wonderful Christian practice), and many others of us are remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (the most important event in human history). <\/p>\n<p>Jesus is in the business of redemption. He not only redeems people, but He also redeems history, culture, places, events, customs, and holidays, &#8220;until all things are placed under His feet&#8221; (Eph 1:22-23; 1 Cor 15:27). Jesus has redeemed Easter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, this Easter, when you wish someone &#8220;Happy Easter!&#8221; remember that just as Jesus has redeemed a pagan sex goddess holiday, He has redeemed you as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though there is some debate on the exact origin, the Easter name and Easter traditions have some background in the worship of a sex goddess, maybe Ishtar, Ostara, or Astarte. Does this mean we should not say, Happy Easter? No! Easter is about redemption, and just as Jesus has redeemed us, so also, Jesus redeems culture and holidays as well. Easter is one of the greatest examples of this. Jesus has redeemed Easter! 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