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Ostara, the Spring Equinox

Learn about the different cultural and spiritual celebrations surrounding the Spring Equinox. Read up on spring rituals, recipes and the history of Ostara, which later became Easter.

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The Spring Equinox, Also Known As Ostara: Its Meaning & How to Celebrate

The Spring Equinox is knocking on our dew-stained windows...beckoning us to remember its once mystical and spiritual existence. Unfortunately, the Spring Equinox has been close to forgotten, except by the Pagans. Many Pagans celebrate the Spring Equinox, known as Ostara, and/or the full moon following the Spring Equinox.

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Wiccan Holidays and Ritual Days Explained!

Learn about Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lammas, Mabon and Samhain. The Wiccan holidays are specific to each season. Learn more about them here!

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Sabbats and Esbats: A Quick Reference and Guide

What is a Sabbat exactly? A Sabbat is a major holiday for nature religions such as various types of Paganism, including Wicca and Druidism. My purpose in writing this hub is to give new Pagans an easy guide to refer to in order to find the basic information on the eight Sabbats and Full Moon Esbats.

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The Top Pagan Festivals - The Big 8 Holidays

Neo-paganism is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. Its focus is on a nature-based relationship between people and the environment. Pagan traditions are earth-based. Pagan rituals remind people they a part of the natural environment not apart from it. During a pagan ritual, the participants call on the ancient deities and reconnect with the changing of the seasons.

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Solitary Witchcraft: Ostara (Vernal Equinox)

It is called the Spring (Vernal) Equinox. It is the time of the year when day and night are nearly equal in length. When the sun crosses the true celestial equator from south to north. And so we celebrate the...

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The Origins of the Easter Rabbit

Like Christmas, Easter is a holiday that began as a Christian religious holiday and, over time evolved into a combination religious and secular holiday. Actually, many of the secular traditions associated with Easter are not only very old but...

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Ostara - A Pagan Festival

21st March Spring Equinox marks the mid-point of the Waxing Year, the nights and days are balanced once again; the time when Kore, (Persephone) was believed to have returned from the Underworld where she had ruled throughout the Winter. The...

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Modern Paganism

Learn about modern Pagansim and the Neo-Pagan community. Get info on Pagan holidays and read about how many people misunderstand what it is to be Pagan.

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A Kitchen Witch's Ostara

Greetings, dear readers! I know that Ostara has come and gone, but it is still very fresh in our minds and some of the ideas in this blog can be translated to Spring in general. Enjoy! ~...

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