It has been a very long time since my last post. I have been busy with my family and health issues, but I am back now! Since my last post my husband and I welcomed another bundle of joy into our family. Our son, John Richard, is ten months old now- having two little ones has kept me very busy but I have a goal to start blogging more.
This is a great time of the year to start back up as well! In a few days Ostara will be here!
Ostara, or the Spring Equinox, is the first day of spring where the light is equal to the darkness and the days grow longer. An equinox occurs twice a year (around March 20-21 and September 21-22), when the plane of Earth's equator passes the center of the Sun. This year Ostara lands on Thursday March 20, 2014.
This sabbat represents a time for rebirth in nature and in our own lives. Ostara is the Germanic Goddess of Spring, another name for her is Eostre. In ancient times, this was a time of year for fertility, which is where the symbols of the eggs and rabbits come from. (Rabbits are known to mate many times throughout this season, and female rabbits are known to have many litters of babies during this time, which is why the rabbit is such a strong symbol for the fertility of Spring).
Celebrating this holiday: There are many different ways to make merry the Spring Goddess; you can do a ritual in her honor, plant seeds of beautiful flowers, or try to start something new in your own life. For your altar on Ostara, you can have a yellow candle, spring flowers, green and yellow crystals or stones, plastic or real eggs to represent fertility and anything else that represents the rebirth of spring to you.
I hope you and your families have a blessed Ostara!
Take care and blessed be!
