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	Eostre
		Eostre represents the re-birth of life and nature after the harsh weather of the winter months.
		As the festival of Eostre was about celebrating life and it's re-birth, the Christians found it easy and convenient to swap Eostre for their own symbol of re-birth, the resurrected Christ, whilst retaining the name Eostre or 'Easter'.
		Eostre is only mentioned once in Old English literature, and that was by the Christian scholar the Venerable Bede (679-735).
	www.englishheathenism.homestead.com /eostre.html (1180 words)

	Eostremonath (61 Virginis II)
		Eostre herself was born on Earth, and was a First Toposophic level intelligence by the time that she had garnered a following of neo-pagans, a group called the Children of Dawn.
		Eostre (who always considered herself a female persona, although of course she was quite sexless) had long held an interest in the Human past, specifically of times before any form of technology, save that which could be crafted by hands unburdened by machinery.
		Eostre evolved into the Second Toposophic level in 1740at, just a few scant years before the Non-Coercive Zone made contact with her, and entered into negotiations to mine the Kuiper and Oort regions of the Othelia System.
	www.orionsarm.com /worlds/Eostremonath.html (2893 words)

	Defra, UK - Farming - Sustainable farming & food - Sustainable food procurement initiative - Case Study - ...
		Eostre Organics is an organic fruit and vegetable producers' co-operative for East Anglia, established in 2003 and partly inspired by the approach and success of El Tamiso.
		The 12 founder members of Eostre encompass a wide variety of organic farms from a 1 acre glasshouse and 2 acre Suffolk small-holding, to a 26 acre fenland market garden and 900 acre Norfolk estate.
		Eostre believes that organics is not simply a label, but represents a commitment, from all participants in the food chain, to a truly sustainable system that benefits the entire community.
	www.defra.gov.uk /farm/policy/sustain/procurement/casestudies/europe-cooporg.htm (1141 words)

	Oh My God/dess!
		Eostre is the Saxon goddess of Spring, growth, dawn, and fertility.
		Eostre also lends her name to the East, the direction of dawn, and to estrogen, the hormone that controls a female's sexual development and menstrual cycle.
		Eostre came to the girl, but she was unable to restore the bird to its original state, so she transformed it into a hare instead.
	www.bewitchingways.com /columns/rowan/04_03_01.htm (553 words)

	The Story of Eostre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Eostre Organics, an organic fruit and vegetable producers' co-operative for East Anglia, believes that organics is not simply a label, but represents a commitment, from all participants in the food chain, to a truly sustainable system that benefits the entire community.
		Eostre exists principally to provide a secure market for its members' produce, seeking to make organic produce available at prices that are fair for both producer and consumer.
		Eostre has quickly become a focal point for the issue and fields calls from people anxious to enact change in their local schools and hospitals.
	www.eostreorganics.co.uk /info_history.htm (1446 words)

	Pagan News - Pagan News & Information
		A Teutonic lunar Goddess, Eostre's chief symbols were the rabbit (she was often seen in this form at the full moon), and the egg (representing the cosmic egg of creation).
		Eostre is generally said to be an Anglo-Saxon goddess associated with various aspects related to the renewal of life: spring (season)spring, fertility and the hare (for its quick and numerous reproduction).
		Eostre has been made to be a "goddess of Dawn" by modern writers, improvising on the theme of Eos; there is no sanction for this aspect in any historical document or ancient tradition.
	www.pagannews.com /cgi-bin/gods3.pl?Eastre (1059 words)

	Eostre - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Many linguists agree that Eostre and Ostara are derived from the Old Teutonic root 'aew-s', 'illuminate, especially of daybreak' and closely related to (a)wes-ter- 'dawn servant', the morning star Venus and *austrôn-, meaning "dawn".
		The association of Eostre with the Spring Equinox is important in neopagan belief as part of the Wheel of the Year.
		Eostre is also worshipped by some neopagans, who associate her with various aspects related to the renewal of life: spring, fertility and the hare (allegedly for its rapid and prolific reproduction).
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Eostre (1280 words)

	A F.U.N. Easter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Eostre is the goddess of spring, and she is venerated at the vernal equinox.
		So it's not surprising that she and her accompanying symbolism were incorporated into the new religion's festival, corresponding as it did so well to the already familiar springtime themes of rebirth, new life, new hope, and light.
		There is little written lore available on Eostre, but the Venerable Bede and Jacob Grimm both affirmed her existence based on folklore and the traditional German Easter festival Ostarun.
	www.thefunplace.com /holiday/easter.html (628 words)

	Eostre
		It is alleged that remnants of Eostre's characteristics can also be found in Easter Bunny character, based on Jacob Grimm's research into connections between the 'Ostern Hare' and the Germanic Ostara, which he believed to be another name for the same goddess.
		The association of Eostre with the Spring Equinox is important in neopagan belief as part of the Wheel of the Year.
		Eostre is also worshipped by some neopagans, who associate her with various aspects related to the renewal of life: spring, fertility and the hare (allegedly for its rapid and prolific reproduction).
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DEostre%26type%3Den (1278 words)

	Happy Easter at Darla Kay's
		Eostre was the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, the east, fertility, and rebirth, and she is still celebrated by pagans today.
		Eostre's sacred animal was a hare, and she was said to be able to take the form of a hare.
		Others say that the bird was one Eostre found and that was dying from the cold, so she changed him into a hare to keep warm.
	www.uark.edu /~dksander/holiday/easter (2804 words)

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		The name Eostre is said to be related to the word east, which many believe makes her a dawn goddess, perhaps because the sun rises in the east.
		In the cult of Eostre, the hare was a symbol of fertility, a common tradition amongst Anglo-Saxon speakers.
		As the festival of Eostre was about celebrating life and re-birth, the Christians found it easy and convenient to exchange Eostre for their own symbol of re-birth, the resurrected Christ, whilst retaining the name Eostre or 'Easter'.
	myths.allinfoabout.com /feature64.html (469 words)

	Talk:Easter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eostre is often presumed to be a fertility goddess, but the scant references give little support for that.
		The only sure association we have for her is the springtime Since her name appears etymologically connected with the dawn, she may simply represent the seasonal renewal and not "fertility" with all the baggage that tends to carry along with it.
		It is repeatedly stated that 'the term Easter is assumed to be derived from Eostre' or 'pagans pretend it comes from Eostre' or whatever.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Easter (8149 words)

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		The name Eostre is said to be related to the word east, which many believe makes her a dawn goddess, maybe due to the fact that the sun rises in the east.
		But a more convincing argument is that Eostre is a spring/summer goddess, who's veneration during April, Eostremonath, may have included processions similar to that of the Nerthus cult, but whether there is any connection between Eostre and Nerthus isn't known.
		So as the first month of summer is the month of Eostre, it seems reasonable to believe that she represents that re-birth of summer.
	www.homestead.com /englishheathenism/files/Eostre.doc (805 words)

	Eostre Ostara
		Based on this Eostre would appear to be a Goddess of purity (the holy water), youth and beauty (the young maidens), as well as one of new life beginnings.
		Eostre has shining maidens at dawn associated with her, whilst the Goddess of Walpurgis has witches in the middle of the night.
		It could be that if Walpurgis and Easter were the same holytide, the dual imagery seen is a reflection of that shift from winter work to spring work, from the weaving and spinning of winter to the sowing fields of spring.
	www.ealdriht.org /eostre.html (924 words)

	-- Beliefnet.com
		The Anglo-Saxons hailed Eostre as the Goddess of Spring, the Greening Earth, and Fertility.
		One of Eostre's devotees was a small hare who wished very much to give a gift to his goddess, but he didn't know what he could possibly offer that would be of any value to her.
		Eostre was so pleased by the little hare's sacrifice of his egg to her, and by the manner in which he decorated it for her, that she wanted everyone--especially children, who are themselves symbols of new life--to enjoy these representations of her bounty.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/102/story_10297_4.html (429 words)

	The Anglo-Saxon Year :: The Covenant of Anglo-Saxon Heathenry :: Geleafawaer Fyrn Sida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The spring holiday named for Eostre, goddess of the east and the dawn, is observed in many halls at the spring equinox.
		Eostre was so important to them that the Christians were unable to obliterate her memory.
		The reason usually given is that eggs symbolize rebirth, which is true, but the connection with eggs and Eostre may be similar to that with milk and Ewemeolc.
	www.fyrnsede.org /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=20&POSTNUKESID=9f80217ff05ea35435cb7bd0aa1d86ff (1902 words)

	Spring Equinox \| Holiday \| Easter \| Flowers \| History \| Pagan \| Season \| March 20, 2006 \| Date (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Eostre is the Pagan holiday that celebrates the return of spring and the balance between light and dark on, or around, the Spring Equinox.
		Eostre was the Pagan goddess of dawn, fertility and new beginnings.
		Eostre gave a rabbit friend the power to lay eggs once a year - on the Spring Equinox.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p1921.htm (271 words)

	Eostre
		Eostre (pronounced Es-tra) was an Anglo-Saxon goddess of Spring to whom offerings of cakes and colored eggs were made at the Vernal Equinox.
		Rabbits were sacred to her, especially white rabbits, and she was to believed to have taken the form of a rabbit.
		On Eostre’s Day, the red shells of the krashanka were thrown into the rivers so that they would eventually arrive on the banks of this distant island, bringing with them the message that the Sun and the Season of Rebirth have returned.
	www.blueroebuck.com /eostre.htm (484 words)

	Beliefnet.com
		The word Eostre’s origins are believed to reside in the word east, which gives some scholars the impression that she’s a dawn goddess.
		Eostre is supposed to represent the re-birth of life and nature after the harsh winter.
		The egg, which some claim is a symbol of Eostre, is supposed to be a representation of the re-birth of Spring, which is why we have Easter eggs.
	www.beliefnet.com /boards/message_list.asp?boardID=5602&discussionID=420153 (658 words)

	Defra, UK - Farming - Sustainable farming & food - Sustainable food procurement initiative - Case Study - Bradford ...
		Eostre Organics is a new organic producer co-operative that supplies high quality, fresh and processed organic food direct from their members in East Anglia.
		Eostre Organics is also supplying fresh fruit and vegetables to two schools for their tuck shops as part of a drive to encourage children to eat healthier snacks.
		Eostre Organics believes that a fair, ecological and cooperative food system is vital for the future of farming, the environment and a healthy society.
	www.defra.gov.uk /farm/policy/sustain/procurement/casestudies/eafl.htm (646 words)

	HotBot Web Search for eostre
		In England, among the Anglo-Saxon tribes, Ostara was known as Eostre.
		Eostre is the name of a putative West Germanic goddess.
		The Venerable Bede described the worship of Eostre among the Anglo-Saxons as having...
	www.hotbot.com /inderelated8index.php?query=eostre (285 words)

	Heathen Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Eostre's name is related to the word east, which connects her to the dawn, due to the rising of the sun in the east at dawn.
		Therefore the perfect time to honour Eostre is in the morning as the sun rises and Eostre raises her head from her long sleep through winter.
		Another tradition concerning eggs and Eostre that can be used to celebrate her is the building of an Easter or Eostre tree.
	normannii.org /guilds_lore/calendar.htm (2493 words)

	Eostre Organics - a co-operative supplying organic fruit and vegetables to shops, markets, box schemes, schools, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Eostre Organics is an organic producer co-operative supplying fresh and processed organic food direct from our members in East Anglia and from partner producers and co-operatives in the UK and Europe.
		Eostre forms a direct link between these producers and the consumer, supporting local, direct and co-operative markets and offering fairer prices to both the producer and consumer.
		Eostre aims to support its members and to benefit consumers by providing a wide range of organic fruit, vegetables and processed foods through independent outlets.
	www.eostreorganics.co.uk (621 words)

	Easter - Who Does It Really Honor?
		Her chief symbols were the bunny (for fertility and because the Ancient Ones who worshipped her often saw the image of a rabbit in the full moon), and the egg (representing the cosmic egg of creation).
		Eostre, the Saxon Goddess of fertility, and Ostara, the German Goddess of fertility are the aspects invoked at this Sabbat.
		The name "Easter" comes from Eostre, a Teutonic goddess of spring and her festival of spring is called Eostur, which honors this goddess.
	jehovah.to /exe/general/easter.htm (10924 words)

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