Ostara

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Ostara is a holiday celebrated by Wiccan and Pagan communities on the Vernal Equinox. It is named for the German Goddess Eostre, and has also been linked to the Christian holiday, Easter. In the northern hemisphere it is celebrated in March, while it is celebrated in September in the south.
Fast Facts:
1. Date: Falls on March 20th or 21st/ September 22nd or 23rd
2. 2008: March 20th / September 22nd
3. Balance an egg during the hour of the equinox
4. Also known as: Egg Day, Lady Day, Vernal Equinox, Spring Equinox, Eostre
5. Themes: renewal, rebirth
6. Practices: egg painting, fertility rituals, renewal of the wardrobe, gardening
7. Preceded by: Imbolc
8. Followed by: Beltane

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- Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Samhain to Ostara - $16.99
  
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- Ostara: Customs, Spells & Rituals for the Rites of Spring - $14.95
  
  Celebrate the Awakening Earth at the Spring Equinox Embrace Ostara as a point of balance in your life, a moment in time where both dark and light and night ...
  
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- The Only Solace - $34.95
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- Ostara: Customs, Spells & Rituals for the Rites of Spring - $14.95
  
  Celebrate the Awakening Earth at the Spring Equinox Embrace Ostara as a point of balance in your life, a moment in time where both dark and light and night ...
  
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