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The goddess Ostara -- sometimes called Eostre -- is the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, resurrection, rebirth and the maiden aspect of the Three-Fold Goddess (maiden, mother and crone), explains ...

Black Hills area heathens, neo-pagans and witches will hold sabbats, blots and other ritual gatherings this weekend to mark Ostara, or Eostre, more commonly known as the spring equinox.

The spring, also known as Ostara in Pagan traditions, invites us to align with its powerful energy, ... As the goddess of spring, Freya represents renewal, growth and the flourishing of new life.

Ostara is one of eight sabbats, or holidays, in the Wheel of the Year, the pagan spiritual calendar. It is a time of balance — with equal hours of light and dark — and renewal.

Perhaps the most popular origin myth for the Easter Bunny concerns the Germanic Pagan goddess of spring, Ostara, to whom hares were supposedly sacred.

Ostara invites us to align with its powerful energy, ... Honor the goddess of spring. Getty. Group of Latina women doing a women's circle involving meditation, journaling and cleaning rituals.

Read on for some WitchTok rituals and spring cleaning tips to harness the magic of the season. Related: I'm an Astrologer and This Is How I Celebrate the Astrological New Year Ostara spell jar for ...