Ostara Ritual
      The Spring Equinox is when the Goddess begins to awaken after her rest and the Earth wakes up with her.  The God begins growing into a young man and the days get longer.  At this time day and night are equal once again and flowers begin to bloom.
Alter Decorations: Pale Green and other "Easter" Coloured Cangles, Spring Wildflowers, Seeds, Coral, and Amber.

Ritual Soap: Violet

Incense: Jasmine, or Mint.

Cakes: Mint Tea Cakes, or other light foods.  Fresh Fruit of the season is nice too.

Ale: Jasmine wine or punch, tea.

Colours: Light Green, Pale Pink, Yellow, Light Blue, and Pastel colours.

Invocation:
In place beyond all space and time
Tis to thee we come to find,
To bless the work from out our hands
And loose the ties that bind.

Within this circle drawn round
Your power now unfolds,
As wondrous secrets ever young
Bequeathed from times of old.

Round fires burning towards the moon
With pentacle and candles bright,
Are we in working magics, Be!
As dancers in the night.

To join our voice with ageless chants
Of cup and sword, day and dark,
The Gods preserve the Craft as we
Merry Meet and Merry Part.
(invocation taken from A Victorian Grimoire by Patricia Telesco)

Activities:
- Dye eggs
- Bless seeds for planting.
- Tend to you magickal garden.
- Wear green clothing.
- Say goodbye to winter and welcome the spring.
- Welcome the fae back to our realm.
- Light a fire either during your ritual or in the cauldron.
- Place a green candle in a dish full of moist earth, let it burn down and then bury what remains (except the dish) outside.
- Fill a dish with green and yellow and other "colours" and leave for everyone to enjoy.

Traditional Foods: Fowl, fruit wine, hot cross buns, spice breads, asparagus, olives, and grapes.

Herbs: Lily of the Valley, honeysuckle, oakmass, orris root, apple, peach and peach seeds, sunflower seeds, rose hips, morning dew, oak, elder, willow, crocus, meadowsweet, acor, trefoil (purple clover), vervain, broom (Irish or Scotch), tansy, lavender, marjoram, targon, thyme, tulip, lilac, lovage,violets, dogwood, jonquil, daffodil, and lemon balm.