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Ostara is the Spring or Vernal equinox when days and nights are once again equal in length. It is a time of renewal and rebirth. The name Ostara is believed to be derived from Eostre - the Teutonic lunar Goddess. Her chief symbols are the hare, which represents fertility, and the egg, which is a symbol of rebirth.
This year a solar eclipse will be totally or partially visible in some regions.
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Happy Spring Equinox has some background about and ideas for celebrating and includes a section all about the Autumn Equinox, because in the Southern Hemisphere, it is Mabon that this being celebrated, with the balance of daylight about to go in the opposite direction; winter is drawing in, rather than summer approaching.
Previous Ostara posts