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Why is the word "Easter" capitalized?

Asked by poisonedantidote (21685points) March 30th, 2013

Just a small question this time. Under what rule is the word Easter spelled with a capital letter?

I know Christmas is capitalized because it is to do with Christ, but what is the deal with Easter?

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ragingloli's avatar

It is a Noun.

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RandomGirl's avatar

Same as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Veteran’s Day – all holidays.

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cookieman's avatar

Proper noun. Name of a holiday.

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Sunny2's avatar

And Ground Hog Day and Spring Break and any declared holiday. Boxing Day?

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livelaughlove21's avatar

And Valentine’s Day and Hanukkah and Ramadan and Kwanza and Good Friday…

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Blueroses's avatar

and Bluerose’s Birthday

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AnonymousWoman's avatar

‘Cause it’s a holiday.

Happy Easter. :)

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Blueroses's avatar

quite honestly, I’m working the night shift + weekend shift + holiday + catholic holiday at a Catholic hospital. I’m getting triple-time pay. I’m quite willing to capitalize anything for that.

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bookish1's avatar

Just an arbitrary convention in English, as are the rules of punctuation, spelling, abbreviation, etc….

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