Ostara

Other Names: Spring Equinox, Eostre

Date: March 21 (there about)

Celebration of: The God and Goddess begin their courtship

Related Holiday: Easter

Colors: Light Green

Symbols: Spring flowers

Notes: Light overtakes the dark. Rebirth of life. Contemplate new beginnings and fresh ideas. Serious mediation on your hopes and dreams for the coming year. Solar festival of fire, light, and fertility.

 

OSTARA, (say Os-Tah-Rah) the Spring Equinox, derives it name from the Goddess Eostre. The Earth is now clearly awakened from her slumber. The day and night are equal but the light is gaining; life is gaining in momentum. This is a time of feasting and celebration. There is a sense of energy and promise personified by the beauty, strength, and freedom of the young virgin Goddess. This is when the clover appears in the fields, a symbol of the rebirth of the Maiden aspect of the Triple Goddess. Significant symbols are the lamb, the hare, and the egg, all universal archetypes of fertility, renewal, and new life, and they are all sacred to Her; the decorating of the eggs with sacred symbols.