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Ostara
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Also known as: Eostre (Easter). Middle of
Spring. Vernal (Spring) Equinox.
Ostara is named for Eostre ("Eastern
Star", i.e. Venus), the Saxon goddess of dawn and fertility.
Ostara is identified with Ishtar, Astarte, Ashera, Aphrodite,
Innana and Venus.
Date: approximately March 21, 0 degrees
Aries.
Seasonal Importance: Planting and sowing
time. The world greens again. Day and night are equal. Rebirth is
actualized rather than simply a hope.
Activities: Planting seeds. Spring
cleaning. Birthing. Celebration of fertility through sympathetic
magick involving Eostre baskets with fertility symbols (eggs,
bunnies, chicks, ducklings, etc.); decoration of Eostre eggs, egg
hunts, Eostre egg trees, hot cross buns (symbolizing the sun
wheel). Rituals of equilibrium and balance.
OTHER OSTARA LINKS:
(offsite resources)
Asherah and Easter - from
worldmissions.org, a Baptist site, information on the history of
Easter.
Lady Day: The Vernal Equinox
Ostara's
Home Page - about the Germanic Goddess
for whom the holiday is named.
Ostara - About.com Pagan/Wiccan Religion - Net Links
Gracious thanks and acknowledgement are due to Arachne Gentleheart, my
mentor, for the outline from which this information was developed.
Unless otherwise noted, all graphics and artwork on all pages of this site
are assumed to be in the Public Domain or are used with the artist's permission.
Graphics credits and source information for all
graphics can be found on this page. All written materials are copyright by
Catherine Deville, 1999, unless otherwise noted. Please notify me immediately if
you have any copyright concerns.
The Fire Cauldron, Pentacles and Chalice used in the Header of the grove
pages were downloaded from Robin
Wood's Pagan Graphic Freeware site. These graphics are © Robin Wood 1997,
and are used with permission.
The phase animated moon (Pythmoon.gif) at the top was created by
Python. Please visit his website at
Python's Sacred Space.
The Lunar Eclipse Button set was downloaded from AOL and is used by
permission of the Artist: Starznmorn@aol.com.
(Lettering on the "Top" button was done on a blank button in Lucida
Handwriting by Catherine Deville)
This page was designed with Microsoft Front Page Express ver. 2.0.2.1118 and
updated in Microsoft FrontPage 2000.
Last revised: October 07, 2005
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