Easter gets its name from a Pagan goddess Eostra, the Saxon goddess of the dawn and of spring | BELIEVE IT OR NOT

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT - KSEN AM 1150:

"Easter gets its name from a Pagan goddess Ēostre, the Saxon goddess of the dawn and of spring.

It’s simply an unusual Easter fact from the famous Ripley collection and this afternoon at 4:35, Ed Meyer from Ripley’s Believe It or Not ... [has] been with Ripley’s for over 30 years traveling around the world collecting unusual stories and unbelievable artifacts ...

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