The true meaning of Easter, by Stephen Collins (who writes his own amazing #AltText)

"PAGAN GODDESS: Aisle four is full of products, with no hint of the true meaning of the festival!

BECKY: You mean … Jesus …?

PAGAN GODDESS: I mean shagging, Vicky."

@Natasha_Jay Florence Scott wrote a fascinating article a few years ago tracing the origins of the myth of Eostre.

https://florencehrs.substack.com/p/eostre-pagan-fertility-goddess-or

Eostre: Pagan fertility goddess or complete fabrication?

Easter fertility goddess eostre pagan myth ishtar ostara

Ælfgif-who?