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SUMMARY:Ostara
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Ostara with crafts, recipes, and rituals welcomi
 ng the change of seasons at the spring equinox.  At Ostara, around Mar
 ch 21, the light is equal to the darkness. This is the time of the spr
 ing equinox, and is a great time to celebrate the rebirth of the soil 
 and the land. Because of its close association with the Christian East
 er holiday, Ostara is known as a time of fertility and abundance.  Spr
 ing is here, or at least it's on its way, when you welcome the spring 
 equinox.  A number of Practitioner deities are associated with the spr
 ing equinox. No matter what your tradition, chances are good that ther
 e's a god or goddess tied in with the fertility and rebirth of spring.
   Ostara is the spring equinox, and so is considered a time of rebirth
 . New life is appearing all around, and so for many Practitioners, it'
 s also a time of symbolic rebirth.  Ostara is a good time to unleash a
  bit of Spring silliness.  With spring comes blooms and blossoms every
 where.  Although for Practitioners this time of year is known as Ostar
 a, many other cultures and belief systems embrace the Spring Equinox a
 s a time of celebration.  The ancient Romans, who loved a good festiva
 l, set aside March 1 to celebrate the Matronalia. It eventually evolve
 d into Mother's Day, but was originally set aside as a day of honoring
  a goddess of childbirth and motherhood.  Eostre is frequently mention
 ed in NeoPractitioner writings, but it's pretty hard to find any schol
 arly information about her. Is Eostre truly a goddess of early Germani
 c peoples, or is she the product of modern imaginations?  March 15th i
 s known as the Ides of March, and seems to come with dire warnings att
 ached.  St. Patrick is known as the patron saint of Ireland, but to ma
 ny Practitioners, he symbolizes religious conflict.  Are Easter eggs c
 onsidered Practitioner traditions or not? After all, the egg is a fert
 ility symbol... but how did the egg come to be associated with rabbits
 ?\n \nVernal Equinox….. “Ostara” (Spring) March  20 2014 16:57
  GMT\n\nFor more information visit https://travelingwithintheworld.nin
 g.com/events/ostara-1
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CATEGORIES:holiday, festival, time
LOCATION:Where you choose to celebrate
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