Today is noted on calendars around the world as the
first day of Spring. If you’ve read my earlier posts you have a bit of history
about this turning of the Wheel of the Year.
If you want to celebrate Ostara, you can create your
own ceremony using eggs and rabbits. As you’ll remember the word Ostara comes
from the Saxon Goddess Eostre whose symbols were the hare (aka rabbit) and egg.
If you raise chickens you can appreciate the symbol
of the egg. Chickens do not lay as well and at times do not lay at all in the
dark days of winter so as the light returns, fresh eggs become more plentiful.
Breakfast on the Spring Equilux traditionally will
include eggs fixed in a variety of ways: scramble, omelet, hard boiled. And in
some traditions, the eggs are then stacked for eating.
I’ve seen this newer tradition in my own
neighborhood. Plastic eggs are decorated and then hung outside on trees or
shrubs. Another tradition gaining favor is making a spring wreath to hang on
the door using flower arrangement “picks” of chicks, eggs and rabbits to decorate
the grapevine circle along with silk spring-themed flowers such as daffodils,
tulips, etc.
I’m writing this post almost a full month before the
Equilux so I haven’t decided exactly what I’ll do. Come back next Monday and
I’ll share all!
And, what about you? What are your plans to
celebrate Ostara, the first day of Spring?
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PS: You might wonder why I've featured the cover of Ashley on this post. And, I'm sure you won't be surprised to find out she finds her Happily-Ever-After on the Spring Equilux!
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