I had always heard and read that Easter was actually the Feast of Ishtar the carried over from Babylon. Ishtar was the fertility goddess, among other things, and that is why things that represent fertility get included in Easter.... eggs, grass, rabbits, etc. May not be where the concept of Easter came from, but sounds about the same as any other. Pagan.
But I am more than confident that "Easter" is not what is in view. I have often wondered why don't folks just use the name the Bible gives it in Leviticus 23 to avoid the confusion... The Feast of First Fruits, which is the first of the week following the Passover week. i.e. resurrection Sunday.
The false "Easter = Ishtar" thingie comes from an 1853 book by Alex Hislop, The Two Babylons. That idea came from their similar pronunciations, with no FACT behind it.
Passover is a week long, according to Ezekiel 45:21. Passover was ongoing when Herod busted Peter in Acts 12. EASTER DIDN'T THEN EXIST.
God ordained passover for Israel for ever; Easter is man-made.
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