How To Celebrate Ostara

Ostara:
How to celebrate Ostara:

Here are a few rituals and any of them can be adapted for either a solitary practitioner or a small
group:
1. Setting Up Your Ostara Altar
2. Ostara Ritual for Solitaries
3. Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Chocolate Rabbit
4. Ostara Rebirthing Ritual
5. Earth Meditation
6. Celebrating Ostara with Kids
I’ll talk about the first two and how you can perform in a good way an Ostara ceremony:
Setting Up an Oastara Altar: You can do it with symbols observed at Easter, like eggs, rabbits, new
bulbs of flowers, Gemstones and crystals such as aquamarine rose quartz, moonstone, insects
undergoing transformation (that represents new life) or bees busy harvesting honey.
In addition to decorating your altar, you'll need the following:

 Perform this ritual outside if at all possible, in the early morning as the sun rises.
 Some people choose to cast a circle for the ritual, but it’s optional
 Three candles: one yellow, one green, and one purple
 A bowl of milk
 A small bowl of honey or sugar
So, when you have all set up. Begin by taking a moment to focus on the air around you. Inhale
deeply, and see if you can smell the change in the seasons.
Light the green candle, to symbolize the blossoming earth. As you light it, say:
 The Wheel of the Year turns once more,
 and the vernal equinox arrives.
 Light and dark are equal,
 and the soil begins to change.
 The earth awakes from its slumber,
 and new life springs forth once more.
Next, light the yellow candle, representing the sun. As you do so, say:
 The sun draws ever closer to us,

 greeting the earth with its welcoming rays.
 Light and dark are equal,
 and the sky fills with light and warmth.
 The sun warms the land beneath our feet,
 and gives life to all in its path.
Finally, light the purple candle. This is the candle which stands for all the things we do not know. As
you light this, say:
 Spring has come! For this, we are thankful!

 The Divine is present all around,
 in the cool fall of a rain storm,
 in the tiny buds of a flower,
 in the down of a newborn chick,
 in the fertile fields waiting to be planted,
 in the sky above us,
 and in the earth below us.
 We thank the universe for all it has to offer us,
 and are so blessed to be alive on this day.
 Welcome, life! Welcome, light! Welcome, spring!
Finally, blend the milk and honey together, mixing gently. Pour it onto the ground around your altar
space as an offering to the earth. As you do, you may wish to say something like:
 I make this offering to the earth,
 As thanks for the many blessings I have received,
 And those I shall someday receive.
Once you have made your offering, stand for a minute facing your altar. When you are ready, end
the ritual, and welcome, now you’re a pagan.
Important Facts about Ostara celebration:
Name:
The word Ostara is just ONE of the names applied to the celebration of the spring equinox on
March 21, some people thinks that the word is actually from Eostre (EOSTA), a Germanic goddess
of spring.
Date:
This celebration It's also the same time as the Christian Easter celebration, and in the Jewish faith.
Here in Mexico a lot of people visit the Pyramids of Teotihuacan dressed in white with a red scarf
or other accessory. Many dance, burn incense and chant but the defining ritual is to stand at the
top of the Pyramid of the Sun, with arms outstretched facing the sun in the morning on the
eastern horizon, to get fully charge of divine energy.
Religion:
Some people suggested that eggs were a symbol of early European Paganism, but there's little
evidence to support this. However, in Europe there may have been a goddess called Eostre, and
the Venerable Bede (also known as Saint Bede) describes Eostre as a goddess with fertility
associations, which loosely connects her to both rabbits and eggs.
But there is a legend that after Christ's death on the cross, Mary Magdalene went to the emperor
of Rome, and told him of Jesus' resurrection. The emperor's response was along the lines of "Oh,
yeah, right, and those eggs over there are red, too." Suddenly, the bowl of eggs turned red.
Whatever ways, today the Easter business is a huge commercial venture. Americans spend nearly
$1.2 billion a year on Easter candy, and another $500 million on Easter decorations each year.
So, if it’s pagan or not, it depends on your own believes.

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How to celebrate Ostara:

In addition to decorating your altar, you'll need the following:

 The sun draws ever closer to us,

 Spring has come! For this, we are thankful!

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