Easter
The eggs, bread, and bunnies of Easter have pagan origins. In fact, the festival of Easter actually began as a tribute to the goddess Ishtar, or Astarte. Learn more about paganism and Easter
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Traditional Bulgarian Easter bread, decorated with sun symbols.
Source: Madanjeet Singh, The Sun in Myth and Art (London: UNESCO, 1993): 279.
Source: Madanjeet Singh, The Sun in Myth and Art (London: UNESCO, 1993): 279.
Colorful eggs called pysanki, painted with ancient symbols of the sun, still play a key role in Ukrainian Easter rituals.
Source: Madanjeet Singh, The Sun in Myth and Art (London: UNESCO, 1993): 268.
Source: Madanjeet Singh, The Sun in Myth and Art (London: UNESCO, 1993): 268.
Typhon's Egg and the Sacred Egg of Heliopolis, the Greek representation of the goddess Ashtarte's egg (Easter egg).
Source: Masseiana Online.
Source: Masseiana Online.