Happy Ostara everyone. Today is the first day of spring so throw down a picnic blanket, get some fresh flowers and drink some good wine in celebration!
Here are some pictures I pulled off google image search which captures what I like, love, and feel about this holy day.
You see a cute plate of chicks and I see food. What I love about Ostara is that it means the delicious food is coming back! All the fresh fruits and vegetables that aren't available during the colder months. Putting it together on a cute plate it just bonus.
Today is a day to reaffirm our beliefs in our Gods, our way of life, and to reconnect with the changing seasons. If you don't feel like a priestess of your Gods then the holy days are a time to make it right.
It's still chilly outside, but the Goddess of the Green is coming, already kissing the land awake in some areas. Hail Ostara!
Music is always a big part of my holy day celebrations. Here are a few Ostara songs that made it into my playlist this year:
Lisa Thiel - "Ostara (Spring Song)"
"Autumn in Asheville" by Emerald rose
Generic Ostara Music Combination
Decorations are of course important to every holy day. In my house we change them out seasonally. That is, four sets of decorations. Some might think that's too much, but consider that we only decorate the living room by changing out the picture above the fireplace and some hangings on the wall. It's not more than will fit in one rubbermaid tote and most of us have plenty of room for it in our garage or under the bed. I go the extra step of also changing out my sheets and curtains to reflect the theme of the seasons. The old stuff gets stored in the drawers of my 'captain's bed'.
Your inner light also gets honored at this time. It's growing stronger and should be shared with the world. This picture also represents the gardens all of us are planning, even if it's only in flower pots in the windows. The third thing I love about this picture is that it her dress looks very comfortable. Ostara is the day I begin packing away my winter clothing and bringing out my summer ware. It's the time I also go through my winter clothing and either give away what I didn't wear that much, reuse the fabric to make something else, or repair it before stowing it away. Trust me on that last bit: you do NOT want to pull a pair of pants out of storage and find out the front button STILL has not been replaced.
Lastly this is an inspiring and artistic season. Paintings like this, utilizing symbology of your choice, would be easy to make even using crayons. As mentioned earlier, the picture hanging over the fireplace gets changed every season and usually to one we've created ourselves. I painted half the pictures in my house so I very much enjoy the process of creative expression through canvas and acrylic. No, I didn't paint this one, but it really wouldn't be that difficult if I wanted too. It's quite beautiful and peaceful.
I'm so very glad I'm keeping diaries of all the things I do for the holy days. It's helping me create my own traditions. Find out what I did and didn't like and dig up deeper meanings in the symbols and acts.
It helps me actually be a Priestess of my Gods.
Salutations,
Sesh
