The original celebration was not a Christian one. In Anglo-Saxon history, the festival was originally for the goddess Ēostre, also sometimes written as Ēastre. Ēostre also gives her name to Eosturmonath, one of the months in the Anglo-Saxon calendar, and is believed to have been either a goddess of light or fertility. Experts who have […]
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The Curdworth ghost – haunted St Nicholas Church
Curdworth is an ancient place; dating back to the 6th century as an Anglian settlement if not earlier. It is about 11 miles east of Birmingham. There is reason to believe the area was of significance to the Saxons. The very name Curdworth is believed to originate from “Creoda’s Clearing”. Creoda was an important Anglo-Saxon […]
