English Heritage sparks outrage after telling children Easter was not originally Christian

English Heritage sparks outrage after telling children Easter was not originally Christian

A booklet given out at several English Heritage sites says that the word comes from the name of the goddess Eostre without mentioning Christianity at all.

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