Foods that have been found to be traditionally used for Ostara are: Asparagus, custards, dill, edible flowers, eggs, honey, hot crossed buns, lamb, lettuce, quiches, radishes, seafood and spring greens and herbs, spring onions, strawberries, violet jelly.
*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials Ostara*
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Animals, Totems and Mythical creatures that are common images to use during Ostara are:
Bees, Boar, Butterflies, Chicks, Cormorant, Hawk, Hares, Hedgehog, Horse, Lamb, Pegasus, Phoenix, Pooka, Rabbit, Ram, Robin, Sparrow, Snakes, Swallow, Unicorns.
*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials Ostara and Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*
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The deities that are typically appealed to during an Ostara ritual are:
Goddess of fertility, Mother of Earth, Goddesses in the form of the Maiden. God in the form of a young, lustful man who will soon become the father, God of the wild, the Green man.
Here is a list of a few deities by name: Aengus MacOg, Adonis, Amalthea, Aphrodite, Ariadne, Artemis, Astarte, Attis, Athena, Blodewedd, Cernunnos, Coatlicue, Cupid, Cybele, the Dagda, Demeter, Diana, Dumuzi, Eos, Eostre, Epona, Flora, Freya, Gaia, the Green Man, Guinevere, Hara, Herne, Idunn, Iris, Ishtar, Isis, Juno, Kama, Libera, Mabon, Maia, Minerva, Mithras, Odin, Osiris, Ostara, Pan, Persephone, Rati, Renpet, Thor, Umaj, Venus, Vesta, Vila
Which deity do you like to include in your Ostara worship?
*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials Ostara and Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*
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This is always a favorite activity of mine to perform.
Offerings of food such as cakes/sweet bread and milk are left for the fairies and other spirits who live in and around rocks.
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Stones that are useful during Ostara are:
Agate, Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Clear and Rose Quartz, Moonstone, Lapis Lazuli, Amethyst, and Red Jasper.
*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials Ostara and Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*
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Eggs: Color hard boiled eggs and draw magical symbols on them representing the Fertility God, the Goddess, the Sun God, unity, fire, water, agriculture, prosperity and growth, strength and wisdom, spring, love and affection, and protection.
You could then choose to either keep the eggs, bury them in the Earth or cast them into a fire as offerings to the Goddess.
If you are looking for something you can use more then just once wooden eggs can be bought at a local craft store.
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The next Sabbat on the Wheel of the Year is Ostara (pronounced O-STAR-ah)
When you study the Sabbats you will find that Ostara is referred to as one of the Lesser Sabbats. A Lesser Sabbats or Quarter ceremonies contain the Solstices and Equinoxes representing the astronomical beginnings of the seasons. Their dates may vary by a day or two each year as they depend upon the sun’s entry into the zodiacal signs.
Ostara is usually celebrated on the Vernal or Spring Equinox right around March 20th.
Some other names this Sabbat is known by Rites of Spring, Alban Eiler (Celtic, meaning Light of the Earth), Eostre’s Day, Festival of Summer Finding (Asatru) Rite of Eostre, Festival of the trees.
Holidays/Traditions occurring during Ostara in the NH (Northern Hemisphere): Dionysus/Bacchus Day, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Lady Day), Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter.
*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials Ostara*
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Spring cleaning!
This is another sabbat where spring cleaning is a good activity. The weather is getting warmer, and we long to open the windows, enjoy the fresh air, and make a fresh start.
It’s a good time to clean out a closet or two and make donations to your favorite charity. Cleaning has been found by many people to be not only magical but an meditative act.
Personally I like to start on Imbolc and end my spring cleaning around Ostara. This gives me plenty of time to do a deep cleaning and cleansing of all the rooms in my house.
The Magickal Focus, Rituals, or Spell Casting done during Ostara is traditionally towards: abundance, agriculture, balance, beauty, change, fertility, growth, life, light, love, lust, new beginnings, new love, passion, prosperity, purification, rebirth/renewal
*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*
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