Easter was named after Eostre (a.k.a. Eastre). She was the Great Mother Goddess of the Saxon people in Northern Europe. Similarly, the "Teutonic dawn goddess of fertility [was] known variously as Ostare, Ostara, Ostern, Eostra, Eostre, Eostur, Eastra, Eastur, Austron and Ausos." Her name was derived from the ancient word for spring: "eastre." Similar Goddesses were known by other names in ancient cultures around the Mediterranean, and were celebrated in the springtime.
Susej, is the Old Norse name for sausage. One of the main ingredients of Eastre Susej is the minced ovaries of either lamb, goat, rabbit or calf along with boiled eggs, cocoa and various herbs and spices - not dissimilar to the Scottish haggis.
It is usually only eaten as a celebration of the Spring Equinox. Overindulgence in men, can lead to unsettling behaviour such as applying too much moisturiser and crying at films.
One particular interesting case was of a Venezuelan long distance truck driver, Juan Alonso Conejo, who habitually snacked on susej. After a fifteen year addiction to the spicy delicacy, he has had to abandon the trucking business and now makes his/her living as a model and soap star.
Ironically he/she has adopted the stage name Susej Vera.
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