Does the word East have anything to do with the word "Easter"?

The word "Easter" derives from the Anglo-Saxon "Eostre" or "Eastre" who was, reputedly, a goddess of the dawn, so the two words are quite likely related: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre In most other countries besides English-speaking ones the word for Easter derives (through Latin) from the Greek word "pascha" which comes from the Hebrew "Pesach", meaning "Passover".

Yes actually, both words are developed from Greek and Greek mythology goddess Eostre/Easter/Ishtar/Ostara. her symbol is the moon and in some cultures it is replaced with the face of a rabbit. The legend is that she saved a dying bird by turning it into a rabbit, it lived and continued laying eggs. In gratitude, the rabbit gives her some of the eggs every year. He could only lay one day out of the year though. Eventually the hare angered the goddess and she cast him into the skies where he would remain as the constellation Lepus(The Hare) forever positioned under the feet of the constellation Orion(the Hunter). He was allowed to return to earth one day a year, but only to give his eggs to children that attended the Ostara festivals held each spring. The End :)..... But it has nothing to do with christian belief, it's passover for christians. Easter is a pagan holiday