Ostara: Celebrations and Rituals Now

The Spring Equinox is a time of new beginnings, of action, of planting seeds for future gains, and of tending gardens. Spring is a time of the Earth's renewal, a rousing of nature after the cold sleep of winter. Eggs and Egg Baskets coloring eggs, bird watching, egg hunts, starting new projects, Wearing new clothes … Continue reading Ostara: Celebrations and Rituals Now

Ostara/Spring Equinox 2019

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Ostara How did we Celebrate??

For early Pagans in the Germanic countries, this was a time to celebrate planting and the new crop season. Typically, the Celtic peoples did not celebrate Ostara as a holiday, although they were in tune with the changing of the seasons. Persian kings known as the Achaemenians celebrated the spring equinox with the festival of … Continue reading Ostara How did we Celebrate??

Spring Equinox Rituals: Rituals of Looking Back and Looking Forward — The Druid’s Garden

Sometimes, when we are hiking on a trail, we are in a hurry to get somewhere–that far off vantage point, that mile marker on the map, or just seeing what is over the next horizon. I remember hiking with some friends who regularly backpacked; they were so intent on speeding through the woods to their […] … Continue reading Spring Equinox Rituals: Rituals of Looking Back and Looking Forward — The Druid’s Garden

Ostara What Do We Celebrate???

OSTARA (pronounced O-STAR-ah) is one of the Lesser Sabbats and is usually celebrated on the Vernal or Spring Equinox right around March 20/21 (although because of its origins, may instead be celebrated on the fixed date of March 25). Other names by which this Sabbat may be known are Oestara, Eostre's Day, Rite of Eostre, … Continue reading Ostara What Do We Celebrate???