Northern Hemisphere Date: March 21
Southern Hemisphere Date: September 21
Ostara (Spring Equinox) - Equinox means equal day & night
The days are as long as the nights; spring has come! The first life is born (sheep and hares); the first eggs are being laid. New life is here! Spring, the start of the fertile season, is here! From now on, the days will be longer than the nights; the Easter fires are burning all around the world to celebrate the returning of the light. Jump over them for good luck! A new time of plenty is coming!
Things to do
- Paint some eggs
- Plant some seeds
- Leave the house; look up some (old) friends; make some new beginnings
Fun facts
- The words Ostarun and Eostron and their modern equals Ostern and Easter all originate from the old German word "austron," which means East. This refers to the returning or coming of the sun in the east.
- The first young hares are there because they are one of the first young animals that you see; they are associated with fertility. In the legends, the hare is a bird that gets turned into a hare to find back her eggs. This legend was born because both eggs and hares were associated with fertility. Even in China, eggs are painted as a custom.
