The Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara, marks the point of balance of day and night. The date varies slightly each year, but it is usually around March 19 - 21. It ushers in Spring as the earth holds it breath for a moment of balance. The word ‘equinox’ itself points to this, as it stems from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night). In looking at the wheel of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, Ostara is when the days start to become longer and the nights shorter, the growing season now fully upon us.
The name Ostara was derived from the Germanic goddess Eostre (also called Ostara). She was celebrated in connection with fertility, renewal, and rebirth, all themes of Spring and the new life that awakens as the daylight increases.
Both the hare and the egg are symbols associated with Eostre, as well as the moon, and all have ties to fertility, rebirth, and the new life of springtime.
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