Ostara/Spring Equinox 2024

Ostara, the vernal equinox, marks the beginning of spring—a time of balance between day and night, light and dark. However, in some regions, Ostara still greets us with cold weather and snow. Here are some activities to celebrate Ostara when it is still cold and maybe snowy outside. Start an herb garden indoors. Plant seeds … Continue reading Ostara/Spring Equinox 2024

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??

Crafts for Ostara/Spring Equinox

Natural Egg Dyes Boiling a single onion skin with a few eggs will give you a soft orange-do this when you are cooking them in a separate pot to avoid overcooking. Orange to red/brown is obtained from onion skins. Gather the dry outer skins of onions. It takes several cups of skins. Cover with water … Continue reading Crafts for Ostara/Spring Equinox

10 Ways to Use Eggs in Witchcraft

Check out these 10 Ways to Use Eggs in Witchcraft for some unique ideas to incorporate this miraculous little natural treasure in your Craft! From Roman and Greek funerary rites to the birth of the Hindu god, Brahma, the egg features prominently in religious folklore and spiritual traditions around the world. For many modern pagans,… via … Continue reading 10 Ways to Use Eggs in Witchcraft

Ostara Activity:Making and Wearing New Clothes

Making and wearing new clothes is a Ostara activity that embodies the celebration of newness that is the spring equinox. Ostara is about new growth in the plants, trees and animals. The energy is about renewal, regrowth and regeneration. After the end of a long cold dark winter, spring is in the air and there … Continue reading Ostara Activity:Making and Wearing New Clothes