Spring Is Upon Us
Ostara / Ēostre is a West Germanic goddess of Spring. She is celebrated around March 21 – 23 every year, and is associated with the coming of spring and the dawn, with her festival being celebrated at the spring equinox.
Ostara is associated with the Norse goddess, Idunna, representing rebirth, renewal, planting, and fertility.
Deities that can be honored during this time include:
- Ostara / Ēostre: the Germanic goddess of Spring
- Idunna: the Norse goddess of rebirth and everlasting youth
- Freyja: Norse goddess of love and fertility
- Freyr: Norse god of the land and fertility
- Frigga: Norse goddess of marriage, hearth, and home
- Hretha: Anglo-Saxon goddess who was worshipped in the equivalent of March
Some traditional practices may include:
- Decorating eggs (symbolizes new life, originated from Zoroastrians, or ancient Persians)
- Planting seeds (inviting life back to the earth)
- Lighting bonfires outside and candles in the home (inviting the light back into your home)
- Perform cleansing rituals around the home (spring cleaning)
- Make a meal with traditional Spring foods (inviting renewed life to your body)
- Gather flowers and greenery to decorate your home and altar (inviting renewed life into your home)
There are so many traditions we honor when we bring in spring. The video below sheds light into the origin stories of many deities honored during this time.
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Be sure to download our “Enchantment of Ostara: A Guide to Celebrating The Spring Equinox,” a 56 page pdf packed full of correspondences, recipes, celebrations, magick, and rituals. Print it out and use it year after year, personalizing it to your own practices as you go.
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