Days and nights are equal in length, corresponds with balance and harmony
time of cleansing, rejuvenation, organization, planning, and creation  Â
Ostara/Eostre, Germanic Goddess honored for spring, fertility, rebirth and renewalÂ
Eostre is what Easter evolved from, Christian Easter is determined by the Moon Phase
Ostara is traditionally honored in April (Eostremonath is the old Anglo-Saxon word for April)Â Â
The Hare: corresponds with the Moon because both the nocturnal hare and the Moon die each morning and revive at dusk, the hare also represents immortality
The hare symbolizes abundance because they can conceive while pregnant
Folktale: Ostara changes a bird into a hare to save if from freezing from the cold. It maintained the ability to lay eggs and would do so on the day of the festival as a gesture of gratitude.  Â
The Egg, symbolizes fertility, creation and birth
A Story from The West Country: The Hare & The Egg
The animal kingdom was excited about the announcement of a grand party being held for the Goddess, Ostara. Everyone was rushing around trying to gather their finest things to give to the Goddess. The hare was poor, and looked everywhere for something nice to give the Goddess. But all he found was an egg on his shelf. The hare decorated it with love and care. He offered it to the Goddess, concerned because everyone else had given her gold and jewels. The goddess saw his true nature and appointed the hare as her sacred animal (because he had given away all he had).Â
đ Hot Cross Buns: Correspondences đ Â Â
the two equinoxes and the two solstices
Directions: North, South, East, and WestÂ
Seasons: spring, summer, fall, winterÂ
Elements: earth, fire, air, water, and spirit is the cross in the middle Â
daffodil, primrose, violets , celandine , crocusesÂ
bright green, yellow, purpleÂ
collect spring water for rituals Â
decorate altar with: flowers, eggs/decorated eggs/chocolate eggs, seeds (great plant-based substitute), plants, rabbit figurines, chocolate rabbits, amethyst, citrine, spring water, primrose incense, coins   Â
journaling (introspection, what is holding you back? What does your best-self do in a day? (try making a mock youtube vlog of yourself for more ideas) Who impacted your life the most in the past year?)Â Â
goal setting spinner. What you need: paper, scissors, pen, a pin. Create a circle with 4 sections (like a hot cross bun) in each section, write a goal youâve been wanting to accomplish. Make an arrow out of a scrap piece of paper and pin it in the middle. Flick the arrow to see what goal it lands on. This is the goal you are to focus on.      Â
Myth of Hades Abducting Persephone:Â
Hades decided he wanted to marry Persephone. When Persephone was picking a flower, the ground opened up beneath her and Hades appeared and kidnapped her to the Underworld. Persephoneâs mother is Demeter, Goddess of agriculture and fertility. She was not fulfilling her duties due to her sorrow. Therefore, Zeus sent Hermes to reunite Persephone with her mother on Olympus. Though, due to Persephoneâs consumption of a pomegranate seed, ancient laws bound her to the Underworld. So, Zeus created an arrangement that 2/3 out of the year Persephone would be with her mother and the other 1/3, she would be in the Underworld. Everyone concurred and thatâs how the seasons came to be. Nature renews because Demeter is happy of the emergence and return of her daughter.       Â
đ NOWRUZÂ (Persian New Year) đ Â
đ Start of new century, 1400 (1+4+0+0 = 5Â &Â 2+0+2+1 = 5)Â *both yearâs add up to 5, which correspond with changeÂ
đ Nowruz means ânew dayâ
đ« Extravagant feast:Â dishes include ingredients such as lentils, sprouts, wheat, barley, mung bean, apples, garlic, Persian olives, vinegar, sumac, and wheat germ pudding
đ„ Decorations include: painted eggs, coins, mirrors, flowers, candles, water bowls, goldfish, and candy Â
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