"Most scholars believe that Easter gets its name from Eostre or Ostara, a Germanic pagan goddess." ... "Look. Here’s the thing. Our Western Easter traditions incorporate a lot of elements from a bunch of different religious backgrounds." ... "The fact is that the Ancient Romans were smart when it came to conquering. In their pagan days, they would absorb gods and goddesses from every religion they encountered into their own pantheon; when the Roman Empire became Christian, the Roman Catholic Church continued to do the same thing, in a manner of speaking." ... "Scratch the surface of just about any Christian holiday, and you’ll find pagan elements, if not a downright pagan theme, underneath."


so while you're trying to defend Easter vs Ishtar, the article you linked clearly says that the name and customs of Easter came from pagan origins.

so again i ask you, if you're supposed to be Christian and the Bible all throughout clearly says to stay away from things exactly like this, why keep doing it?