Christianity is one of the greatest of the Pagan religious cults.

Easter is named for a Saxon goddess who was known by the names of Oestre or Eastre, and in Germany by the name of Ostara. She is a goddess of the dawn and the spring, and her name derives from words for dawn, the shining light arising from the east. Our words for the "female hormone" estrogen derives from her name.

Ostara was, of course, a fertility goddess. Bringing in the end of winter, with the days brighter and growing longer after the vernal equinox, Ostara had a passion for new life. Her presence was felt in the flowering of plants and the birth of babies, both animal and human. The rabbit (well known for its propensity for rapid reproduction) was her sacred animal.

dude, sorry you don't like the non religious Easter traditions, but others like it. From what I see your comment was deleted a few times from the web site, so other readers are offended by it. and you even commented on a Tampa Patch. wow.

Brandt, did you take down your comment? I saw it in my mailbox but cannot find it on the Oscars article page.