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I keep seeing ducks in flower hats on my dash and I had to contribute. Happy Ostara, y’all. 🦆🌸

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💐ostara affirmations💐

🌞 i am finding balance

🌷 my visions are coming to life

🌧 i grow from the hard times

🐣 i am coming out of my shell

🌿 i am connected to the earth

🦋 i am ready for new beginnings

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Enchanting.icy

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You guys loved my Imbolc post so much, I did one for Ostara! If you want to know more about this pagan celebration of the Spring Equinox (specifically Norse aspects), follow me on TikTok! (@earthlycapricorn)

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Lemon Bread

Recipe

Ready in 45 mins + cooling, making 1 loaf (12 slices)

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs, room temperature

1 tablespoon grated lemon zest

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup 2% milk

For the glaze: 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bow, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 mins.

Beat eggs, lemon zest, and juice. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into creamed mixture alternately with milk, heating well after each addition.

Pour into greased 8x4 inch loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, 40-45 minutes.

Cool in pan 15 mins before removing to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; immediately drizzle over bread. Serve warm.

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🌷🐸Ostara🐰🌿

I love this time of year! Spring is one of my favorite seasons. Life if returning to the earth and my birthday is a few days after the equinox. Here’s how I’m celebrating this extra special time of year🌱🥚

Colors🌈

All pastel colors! I like to emphasize yellow for daffodils, blue and green for new life, and pink for the other spring flowers

Altar decorations🐰

🐣Animal figurines/stuffed animals lambs, chicks, deer, frog, and bunnies are great choices for this time of year. You can even make clay figurines of the animals you see around you.

🥚 painted or plastic eggs

💐Flowers/Plants/Seeds/Sprouts

🌷A vision board/representations of things you wish to get done

☀️Solar symbols

Spell themes🐸

🌱 Renewal

💫Cycles

🌳Balance

🍃Getting rid of negative thoughts, cycles and patterns

Plants 🌱

🌼Daffodils (my favorite)

🌷Tulips

🌱Crocuses

🌺Hyacinth

🌿Thyme

💜Lavender

🌳Rododendron

🌸Hellebore

Food 🥘

🍳 Eggs

🥛 Milk

🥐Baked goods

🥖Bread

🍵Peas

🥕Carrots

🍋Lemons

🥦Any in season vegetables where you live

Ways to celebrate 💐

🎨Paint eggs with friends

🌳Go for a walk, taking notice of the new spring plants and animals

🌅Wake up at sunrise and hear the birds chirping

🍰Bake and cook while putting your intentions into the food

🌱Start your garden by filling an eggshell with dirt and planting the seed in the eggshell. Say your intention while planting so it manifests as the seed grows

🖌Make Ostara themed art, doodles, and crafts

🧺Have a picnic or tea party

🎵Sing, dance, and make music

I hope everyone has a wonderful Ostara and let me know if you try any of these🐣

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For once early! 🌸🌼 HAPPY OSTARA TO ALL! 🌸🌼🌸🌼

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Blessed Ostara!

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♡ Ostara Is Here ♡

Today marks the beginning of Ostara. AKA - The spring equinox! The equinox is very important to all of us, whether you know it, or not. This is the time of new beginnings! Life is emerging even further from the grips of winter. All of those plans and ideas that you had during winter, well, now is the time to take the steps to put those plans in action.

To celebrate Ostara in a modern way, you can start fresh and bring about new beginnings, by planting seeds of the future (literally and figuratively). What blooms in summer, are your goals. But your goals cannot bloom without being planted in the first place. That is what this equinox is for!

Here is a list of ways you can start fresh, and celebrate your new beginnings in the name of Ostara:

Plant some herbs and flowers.

Start your spring cleaning process.

Pick up some trash in your neighborhood, so spring can bloom without interference.

Clean out your closet, or clean up your computer space.

Bring out your spring and summer clothes.

Take a walk in nature, and look for signs of spring. While walking, think about your goals for this year.

Put in those applications.

Set appointments.

Trim your bushes so they may grow again.

Have tea, or a picnic outside with a loved one.

Meditate outside and think about your intentions for the future.

I hope you all take advantage of what this equinox means. Start fresh and plan your future! 💚🌙

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Ostara Ideas

Ostara is a celebration of the goddess Ēostre, the namesake of Easter. Ostara celebrates the transition from Winter to Spring. It is a time of renewal and creation. Here are some witchy ideas to celebrate the springtime:

Spring Cleaning: Around Ostara you will probably see a lot of people suggesting you cleanse spiritually but you can also cleanse physically! Clean and organize your space to prepare for the new season. Sweep around your home to chase out the bad energy and welcome in the spring. If cleaning all at once is a lot for you, just try to pick up a few things every day. If you do not know where to start cleaning, a good place is your altar!

Bathing: You can also physically cleanse your body. Use floral scented soaps or incense while bathing to get in the springtime spirit. You can also use a salt scrub to exfoliate your skin and scrub away negativity. This is not just limited to baths and showers! You can also clean yourself with a cloth or sponge. There were times in my life where this was all I could do to clean myself and that’s ok!

Spend Time in Nature: Go for a walk at the park, through the forest, in a garden. I suggest visiting your local nature reserves and botanical gardens. If you cannot leave your home, I suggest opening blinds and windows to let the spring air and sun into your space. You could also have someone bring you fresh flowers to experience the growing firsthand. 

Bring the Nature Indoors: Decorate your space with pastels, whites, and dark greens. Set out a vase with flowers. Burn incense. Use soaps and perfumes made from flowers and herbs. Drink floral teas. Think of the ways you can incorporate the natural world into your indoor space. If you take things from nature be sure to give thanks and leave offerings.

Garden: Research native plants in your region and plant them on your lawn or in your garden. If you do not have such spaces in your home, look for a community garden in your area. Plots are often free if you apply. If that’s not an option, grow plants on your balcony or in your windowsill. Succulents are very hardy and will grow indoors as long as they get enough sun!

Give Offerings: In my experience, the fae are very active in the springtime. Now is a good time to leave out sweets and honey for them. You can also give offerings to your deities, especially if they are associated with springtime. Some good offerings are baked breads or pies, candles or incense, or floral teas. 

Meditate: Find ways to connect spiritually to nature. If you can, meditate in nature or with your windows open. Meditation does not have to be particularly deep or involved. You can just take five minutes to breathe and thank nature. If traditional meditation does not work for you, try just going on a walk or listening to music. 

Decorate Eggs: Painting and dying eggs is a long time tradition of Ostara. If you are vegan, consider making eggs out of clay to paint instead. 

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Spring Equinox/Ostara

March 20, 2021

declutter your area, if you have a besom (ritual broom) or even a regular broom this would be a good time to sweep out bad energy

making some eggs is even a good way to celebrate the coming time of rebirth

the perfect time to plant some things in your garden and watch them bloom

if you can, get up early to greet the daylight. set your intention to start budding in spring and blossom in summer

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Lemon cake for Ostara 💕

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Ostara/Spring Equinox (March 20th)

“It’s time to shake off the old and start anew . This is one of the reasons spring cleaning is so popular. Cleaning out the old and making way for the new always helps to give us a renewed sense of purpose.” ― Llewellyn Publications, Ostara: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for the Spring Equinox

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Spring🌿🌸🍵🌷🕊

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Blessed Ostara 🌿

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Ostara 💐

🍄 Also known as the spring equinox

🍄 Takes place around March 21st, but the exact date varies each year. It is the midway point between the winter and summer solstices

🍄 Herbs: mint, jasmine

🍄 Flowers: daffodil, lily, tulip, violet, lilac

🍄 Trees: willow, pine, olive, elder

🍄 Animals: chick, hare, robin, lamb, butterfly

🍄 Foods: eggs, chocolate, dairy, sunflower seeds, warm bread

🍄 Crystals: clear quartz, agate, rose quartz, aquamarine, amazonite

🍄 Colors: yellow, purple, green, pink, blue, white

🍄 Incense: rose, jasmine, strawberry, vanilla, cedarwood

🍄 Decorations: flowers, ribbon, baskets, pot of soil with a new seed

🍄 Deities: Persephone, Aphrodite, Eostre

🍄 Activities: Bake pastries/bread, plant seeds for a garden

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🌻 🌿 BLESSED OSTARA~ 🌿🌻 

Happy Vernal Equinox everyone!! I wish you the best for this Spring! May the celebrations bring you happiness! 

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