http://Easter.lifetips.com/Easter.LifeTips.com Tip of the Dayen-USLifeTips.comhttp://Easter.lifetips.com/rss/lt-logo-green.gifhttp://Easter.lifetips.com/tip/114750/easter-history/easter-history/what-s-in-a-name.htmlWed 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT61DA8BF1-5BD1-4304-7014-511C49AA9EDEThere are a few different versions of the origins of the name Easter. One widely held belief pegs the origin of the name Easter from Eostre, the Great Mother Goddess of the Saxon people in Northern Europe. This belief comes from the writings of Christian scholar Bede The Venerable. In Christian societies where English and German are not the language of choice, the name is derived from Pesach, which is the Hebrew name for Passover.<br/><br/><br/>For more Easter tips, visit <a href="http://Easter.lifetips.com/">http://Easter.lifetips.com</a> <img src="http://Easter.lifetips.com/images/aggbug.asp?id=114750" height="1" width="1">