The Story of Easter & Esther
How did Easter get it's name and who is Esther?
Eostre is the goddess of dawn and new beginnings. Her name is
similar to the word for the Christian Easter, because that holiday took its name from the ancient pagan goddess of spring and rebirth.
And Esther...was a Jewish queen whose story of courage in ancient Persia was celebrated this week in the festival of Purim.