The name Easter may have origins in the Middle Eastern goddess known by various names such as Ishtar, Ashura, Astarte, Isis, Aphrodite, and Venus. Ishtar and her counterparts were revered as goddesses of fertility, embodying aspects of love, sex, and power, and were even considered goddesses of war due to the conflicts often arising from love and sex. Additionally, a legend associated with Ishtar proclaimed that a pig should be eaten on the anniversary of Tammuz' death, as he was slain by a boar, which may relate to the tradition of eating ham during Easter celebrations.

In the origins of Christmas, a significant figure is Semiramis, also known as Ishtar and Isis, who was both the mother and wife of Nimrod. After Nimrod's death, Semiramis promoted the belief that he was a god, claiming she saw a full-grown evergreen tree spring from a dead stump, symbolizing new life for Nimrod. She stated that on the anniversary of his birth, coinciding with the winter solstice at the end of December, Nimrod would visit the evergreen tree and leave gifts under it. Semiramis later bore a son, Horus or Gilgamesh, declaring that Nimrod's spirit had visited her, resulting in the pregnancy. She maintained that Horus was Nimrod reincarnated, forming a deceptive trinity with a deified father, mother, and son. Semiramis and Horus were worshipped as the Madonna and child, and over generations, they were revered under various names across different cultures and languages.

In the historical context of ancient rebellion against God, Nimrod's incestuous mother-wife, Semiramis, became deified and known by many names across cultures, including Ishtar in Babylon. As a pagan Queen of Heaven, she was also recognized as an architectural deity, the goddess of fortifications, often depicted wearing a crown of towers. This representation ties her to the original Tower of Babel, symbolizing mankind's defiance and desire to elevate itself above God. The legacy of Ishtar, as Semiramis, reflects the enduring spirit of opposition to God's purpose, a theme echoed in modern symbolic structures reminiscent of Babel's tower.