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          Pandora's Word Box
             Ideas in Words
Medical Humanities - Fine Arts - Bioethics
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To: Esteemed Colleagues, Scholars, Educators, Students, Poets and others who may enjoy the beauty and elegance of ideas in words illustrated by fine arts.

From: W. Wertelecki M.D.

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                 Easter


EASTER has roots in the EAST or LEVANT and represents resuscitation of life ... Once Easter was related to DEMETER, CYBELE or CERES, names among many others, for spring personified. ... connected with the VERNAL EQUINOX which often falls on March 25th. ... Easter once marked the new year. ... it was so in France and Venice until the 16th. century. ... tie with ESTRus and ESTRogen ... edict in 325 by the Council of Nicea declaring that the resurrection of Lord Jesus was to be celebrated as Easter. ...


Illustrations: Ukrainian Pysankas (Painted Easter eggs), Cybele (in Madrid), Temples for Ceres, Persephone ...


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