With a spring in our step
Apr 07, 2021
2 minutes
Illustration by Alan Baker
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IN Old English, April was called Eastermonað (Easter month). The venerable Bede tells us pagan tribes worshipped a goddess of that name and modern linguists trace Eostre to ancient words for dawn and new life. Her breath is on the air at this time of year, whether
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