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That spekled egg was seen as a sign that young Marcus would become a great Emperor. Corn and grain, meat and milk,upon my table before me. That doesn’t mean it’s pagan in the sense that people worshipped a rabbit in the year 100, but it’s Pagan in the sense that it taps into the natural rhythms of the Earth. The other trappings of Easter, the egg and the bunny, are far more problematic. Particularly prior to the discovery of the matronae Austriahenae and further developments in Indo-European studies, debate has occurred among some scholars about whether or not the goddess was an invention of Bede. Eggs were relatively common in the Middle Ages, and an important source of nutrition in a society where meat was a rare treat. I’ve had a few Pagans accuse me of having a “secret Christian agenda” for hosting such a thing, at the same time some Christians have accused me of belittling their beliefs by serving hash-brown casserole so close to the Jewish Passover. A direct link to Easter Eggs and Pagan Rome can be found in a legend surrounding the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. You may be surprised to learn that many of these are inspired by Passover or the pagan festival of “Eostre,” goddess of spring and fertility, while others are newer. Eggs were a common gift, and they were often given to priests in baskets. Instead of being bitter about the whole situation I prefer to celebrate it with food and egg hunts. “Easter” stirs up a lot of emotions on both sides of the religious divide, and deservedly so, but I’ve never understood why I can’t have my Marshmallow Peeps and eat them too.The word “Easter” is problematic for many reasons. Eggs were a common gift, and they were often given to priests in baskets. 6- pound boneless leg of lamb butterflied 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1/2 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons fresh thyme 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary 1 tablespoon fresh oregano 3 cloves garlic peeled 1 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper According to the British historian Bede (673-735 CE) the word “Easter” comes from the name of a Germanic fertility goddess named Eostre, whose name was given to an entire month “Eostur-month,” and then eventually to one specific holiday occurring in that month, the one we now call Easter. (I have friends who like to say “they go at it like rabbits” when discussing the sexual habits of others.) (3) It doesn’t take a whole lot of imagination to picture poor children begging for eggs to put in a basket transforming into the modern Easter basket full of sacred goodies like waxy chocolate bunnies and stale jelly beans.Jesus as a dying and resurrecting god is a two thousand year old tradition, there’s no question of its connection to ancient antiquity. In non-English speaking countries the commemoration of Jesus’s return from the dead is called something else entirely, we simply translate it as “Easter” out of laziness. Alongside the overtly religious celebration of Jesus’ death and resurrection, people of all ages and beliefs enjoy colored eggs, egg hunts, candy rabbits, and chickens. Eventually the eggs that were passed out were elaborately decorated, and the custom spread throughout the country. It’s hard to say with any certainty if that Marcus Aurelius legend is the origin of the Easter Egg, as it’s likely that eggs were being passed around before Marcus assumed the throne.Rabbits have been associated with fertility from pagan times into the present. Since many Modern Pagan traditions lack an April holiday, and I tend to think of April as the most “Spring-like” month, it’s nice to get an extra Spring holiday to celebrate, no matter what its origins. Theories connecting Ēostre with records of Germanic Easter customs, including hares and eggs, have been proposed. *We did take a year off from Easter Pagan Breakfast after we moved out to California last year, mostly because we were living in a townhouse which didn’t have enough room for visitors. Easter is full of delicious traditions such as chocolate bunnies, braided breads and painted eggs. Since Beltane and the Spring Equinox are not generally celebrated by our society as a whole, Easter fills the void of “secular Spring holiday.” I think we all know that eggs, plastic grass, and chocolate bunnies have nothing to do with Jesus, and everything to do with the ideas of renewal and fertility (along with crass commercial marketing, but I digress).So while the word “Easter” may or may not be pagan in origin, many of the trappings certainly are, and I’m not talking about eggs or that bunny either. (I remember lots of Easter Baskets as a kid piled with candy and a toy or two, and my family certainly didn’t associate it with Jesus.)