(the Spring Equinox)
Alban Eilar (Caledonii)
Eostra's Day
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| Ostara (the Spring Equinox) |
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| Date: 20-23rd March | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Also known as: Alban Eilar (Caledonii) Eostra's Day |
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| As the first true day of spring, Ostara is a festival of fertility. Nature moves from the sleep of winter to the liveliness of spring. The God grows in strength as the length of the day grows. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sabbat Deities: Eostre, Ostara, the Green Goddess and the Lord of the Greenwood. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Colours: light green, lemon yellow and pale pink. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Herbs: acorns, crocus, daffodils, honeysuckle, iris, jasmine, rose, strawberry and violets. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditions: planting of seeds, collecting flowers and working with herbs. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Altar Decorations: spring flowers, painted eggs, catkins and seed cakes. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Magick: fertility magick, magick to begin new enterprises and worldly activites. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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