Pronounced: oh-star-ah

Also known as: Spring, Rites of Spring, and Eostra's Day

Northern Hemisphere Date: circa March 21

Southern Hemisphere Date: circa September 23

Astrological Sign: 1 degree Aries

Primary Focus:
Fertility, sunrise ceremonies, offerings to the Goddess of Spring

Origins:
Ostara is named after an ancient virgin Germanic Goddess of Spring.

Meaning:
On Ostara the hours of day and night are equal. Light is overtaking darkness; the Goddess and God impel the wild creatures of the Eart the reproduce.

Myth:
The Goddess blankets the Earth with fertility, bursting forth from Her sleep, as the God stretches and grows to maturity. He walks the greening fields and delights in the abundance of nature.