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> Is this a firm etymology? Is Eostre, mentioned as an AS divinity by Bede, the interpretatio Anglo-Saxonica of Ishtar? It seems odd that only a people inhabiting the remote ends of the world would name this feast after a middle eastern deity.
Bernadette Filotas
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> Since Easter (Ishtar) is a pagan holiday, it's not accurate to say Salome...
>
> Kind regards,
>
> - Michael Bannen
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> Subject: Re: [M-R] Easter Monday?
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> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> > Easter Monday used to be observed as a holiday in some
> > states of the Southern U.S., including mine, which is
> > South Carolina. I've never understood why, and never
> > got a good answer. I assume the roots are somewhere in
> > medieval or Reformation English church history.
> >
> > Elizabeth Whitaker
> >
> > >
> > > From: Robert Kraft <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Date: 2002/10/21 Mon PM 09:24:36 EDT
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: [M-R] Easter Monday?
> > >
> > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
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> > > I feel that I must be missing something here. Salome in the 4th
> Gospel(s)
> > > (see Mk 15.40 and 16.1)? Easter Monday? Must be time for me to retire!
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > > Today (22. October) is the feast day of:
> > > >
> > > > Salome of Galilee (1st cent.) Salome was a follower of Jesus, the
> wife of
> > > > Zebedee, and the mother of James and John. She was among the women
> who
> > > > stood at the cross, and according to John's gospels was one of the
> > > > witnesses to the resurrection on Easter Monday.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Robert A. Kraft, Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania
> > > 227 Logan Hall (Philadelphia PA 19104-6304); tel. 215 898-5827
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> > > http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/rak/kraft.html
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