Spring Equinox

Lore and Rituals by Selena Fox

Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara, occurs in the middle of March. It marks the beginning of Spring and the time when days and nights are of equal length. The Goddess manifests as Ostara or Eostre with her basket of eggs. She is accompanied by the Hare or Rabbit, a manifestation of the God. Green has been sacred to this Sabbat since ancient times, because it represents the greening of the land with vegetation. This is a festival of new growth.

Prepare egg dishes and share them with friends. Organize egg games, such as egg hunts. Decorate your home with spring flowers and sprouting greens. Wear green clothing as an affirmation of new growth within yourself and Nature. Bless any seeds you plan to plant in your garden. Begin a new project. Make a growth charm out of a hard-boiled egg -- decorate it with symbols, write on it the quality you would like to manifest more fully within yourself, energize it, and then eat it.

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• Connecting with Nature at Spring Equinox (HuffPost Religion 2015)

Audio Podcasts

• Easter Customs & Traditions: Old & New -- Easter Sunday sermon at Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church, Madison, Wisconsin on April 6, 2009. (32 minutes)