So, Easter - from then on - was commemorated as the time of rebirth,
renewal, or reincarnation of a major pagan god. He was brought back to
life - to prove to the world that he was the one who conquered death, and
that his pagan “ways” were the right ways a person should use for their
salvation – not Christ.
Yet, if we think about it, why shouldn’t the pagans around her believe her
story? So much of it seemed to be happening all around them; just taking
on a life of its own.
Again, that’s why the festival of Easter (or Ishtar) is intertwined with the
prevailing themes of fertility, renewal, a descent into darkness, and the
triumph of light over darkness (or, rather, God’s “darkness”), as well as
some triumph of good over evil (or, rather, God's "evil").[6]