Happy Ostara, everyone!

[LotusBud]

In pagan and Wiccan traditions, the spring equinox is known as

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. It's a time of renewal, rebirth, and the return of life's energy, celebrated with rituals that honor the awakening of nature and the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre. Ostara is a solar holiday that falls between March 19 and 21 each year, marking the start of spring and the balance between day and night.

--AI

 

[Neil B. Formi]

 

[Lily]

Happy Spring to you, Lotus.

I've caught some interesting tiktok videos from Spain this Easter week. After watching them, it's clear to me that American or at least British and American Easter celebrations are all about spring, bunnies, chicks, pastel colors, etc.

In Spain, the women often wear all black dress, including these almost foreboding mantillas...head to toe black for Holy Week. It is a much more somber occasion, at least through Saturday of Easter week. I don't know if it's different for Easter Sunday itself. I suspect it may change tone in celebration.