Recent Posts Tagged With 'ostara'

• My Thoughts this Ostara

  Posted on Sunday March 22nd, 2009 at 20:03 in thoughts, musings, ostara

  Another Sabbat has come and gone and I still can't believe how fast this year is going by. Ostara is a time for new beginnings and a time for renewal. So I want to make an effort to grow readership and add subscribers to my blog. But I can't do this...

• Ostara Family Ritual

  Posted on Thursday March 19th, 2009 at 19:24 in family, children, ritual, celebrating, sabbats, ostara

  Spring is almost here and here to a quiet year with quiet weather. Hope all finds you all well. I know Ostara is really tomorrow but I figured I would put this up early so that you can have time to plan. Supplies: Two small votive candles - I use ...

• The Goddess Eostre

  Posted on Wednesday March 18th, 2009 at 21:53 in goddess, ostara, eostre

  There is a theory that the Christian holiday of Easter is named after this Saxon Goddess. This theory springing from the Venerable Bede's Temporum Ratione. In which Bede tells us that April as known as Eostre Month and sacred to Eostre. So who exact...

• Ostara Recipes - Desserts

  Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 20:52 in recipes, cooking, desserts, sabbats, ostara

  Last week I covered the main course of an Ostara Dinner, this week I figured I would cover the after dinner dishes. Hot Cross Buns are a very traditional dish for this time of the year, due to the solar cross drawn on them with icing. Hot Cross Bun...

• Take a Walk

  Posted on Sunday March 15th, 2009 at 19:48 in flowers, activities, spring, ostara

  Since Spring is nearly here, Ostara is this coming weekend, it is a good time to enjoy the warmer weather by going out and taking a walk with your kids. I am blessed to live here in Florida, where we have had good camping weather for nearly a month i...

• Children's Ostara Story

  Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2009 at 20:09 in children, story, traditions, ostara

  The old story teller paused for a moment to collect his thoughts and puff on his pipe. He looked around at the audience before him, all his grandchildren and he smiled. Then he said, "Now the kiss has wakened the sleeping maiden, but the Earth has be...

• Ostara Recipes - Making Dinner

  Posted on Wednesday March 11th, 2009 at 20:53 in recipes, cooking, sabbats, ostara

  A tradition in my house is to cook a rabbit for this Sabbat. My kids started off looking at me funny but they enjoy the flavor. Another traditional dish is anything that involves eggs. From egg salad to quiche anything with egg would be appropriate. ...

• Ostara Bunny

  Posted on Tuesday March 10th, 2009 at 18:50 in symbols, ostara, ostara bunny

  Yesterday I talked about one of the most iconic symbols of Ostara, the painted egg. Today I wanted to talk about one of the other iconic symbols of this Sabbat, the Ostara Bunny. The sacredness of hares and eggs at this time of the year lead back to ...

• Ostara Eggs

  Posted on Monday March 9th, 2009 at 20:57 in crafts, activities, eggs, dyeing, sabbats, ostara

  This was supposed to go through yesterday, still not quite sure what happened. One of the most iconic symbols of Ostara is the painted egg. But for those of us concerned with using synthetic dyes or just don't want to waste the eggs, what are we sup...

• Ostara is Coming

  Posted on Wednesday March 4th, 2009 at 19:24 in sabbats, ostara

  I can't believe that March is already here. Ostara is around the corner and the warmer weather is finally almost here. Well except for maybe the Northeast, sorry guys. So what exactly is Ostara? Well Ostara is the Vernal Equinox, the time of balance...