Are You Ready for That Pagan Holiday, Easter?

The etymology of Easter:
The English word “Easter” and the German word, “Ostern”, come from the same root for “Eastre”. The ancient word for spring was “eastre” and this was the name given to Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. A festival was held in her honor every year at the vernal equinox.

On Pagans and bunnies:
Easter is just around the corner, and, like many other holidays, its roots may be found in ancient paganism...The fact that many pagan people used rabbits and "Easter" eggs as fertility symbols to celebrate the forces of spring, and that such forces were usually manifested in popular goddess images, is also indisputable.

And don't forget the Wiccans:
Eastre, also spelt Easter, Ostara and Oestre celebrated at the Vernal Equinox (first day of Spring), approx. 21st March. The Goddess is in her aspect of mother to be. She is Eastre, the Teutonic Goddess of Fertility. Her symbol is the egg, symbolising fertility in nature and rebirth from the long winter months.

And what the hell, just to keep in the spirit of the weekend, here's a big fucking egg: