etymology: Easter

Hey All,
Since we just celebrated Easter, I thought it would be appropriate. I found two possibilities:
1. Eostre was the goddess of the sunrise and spring. The eastern direction is named for her and in Norse mythology the name is spelled Eostare. Throughout time, it became known as Easter.
2. In the 5ht Century a Roman church celebrated Christ's death by using the term alba, meaning white for the color of the robes worn during the resurrection festival. When that term was translated into German, the Germans used the term ostem in error, which means sunrise. Ostem became the originator of the term Easter as we know it.

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