Upcoming Events at Chestnut Hill United Church
Sat Mar 25, 11:00 AM - Sat Mar 25, 1:00 PM
Chestnut Hill United Church
8812 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118
Community: Lower North
Description
?ostre or Ostara (Old English: ?astre [æ??str?] or [e??str?], Northumbrian dialect ?astro [1], Mercian dialect and West Saxon dialect (Old E
Event Details
Ēostre or Ostara (Old English: Ēastre [æːɑstrə] or [eːɑstrə], Northumbrian dialect Ēastro [1], Mercian dialect and West Saxon dialect (Old English) Ēostre[2] ; Old High German: *Ôstara ) is a Germanic goddess who, by way of the Germanic month bearing her name (Northumbrian: Ēosturmōnaþ; West Saxon: Ēastermōnaþ; Old High German: Ôstarmânoth), is the namesake of the festival of Easter in some languages.
