A Ritual for Ostara: Welcoming Spring

Ostara is the springtime pagan holiday celebrating equal day and night and the return of the sun. Celebrate with this uplifting springtime ritual.

Ostara is the name for the pagan festival celebrating the vernal equinox (on or around March 20 in the Northern Hemisphere). The name refers to Eostre, a goddess of the dawn, who brings with her the new season of spring and the bright half of the year. The symbols of Ostara reflect those of the Christian Easter (the name of which likely also refers to Eostre) and include eggs and hares. Eggs represent possibility and new life. Hares, which commonly come out to mate around this time of year, represent fertility and abundance. Keep reading…