Ostara or the Spring Equinox is the first true day of Springtide and celebrated in the end of March
(Get your witches' datebook here for current dates). The days and nights are now equal in length as the "young" Earth continues to mature and grow. We begin to see new growth of shoots and buds on the trees. Energy is building as the days become warmer with promise and hope for a good harvest.

Tips On How You Can Celebrate:

• Flowers are an obvious choice. Take a nature walk, respectfully celebrating nature, and pick some wildflowers for your Ostara dinner table.
• Greens are traditional colors, decorate your home with these colors in mind.
• Create a picture using only green leaves and colorful flowers to hang on your wall.
• Burn green, pine scented candles to celebrate the aroma of nature born new.
• Take your wand or a stick and gently "knock" on the ground to wake Mother Earth up.
• Create your own special and sacred traditions.

Sample Ostara Feast Focusing On Nature Born new!

• Appetizer: Zucchini Puffs
• Side 1: Cauliflower with Mustard Sauce and Dill
• Side 2: Sauteed Greens with Potatoes and Rosemary
• Main Dish Option 1: Beef with Brandy and Mustard
• Main Dish Option 2: Salmon With Hollandaise Sauce
• Dessert: Lemon-Chocolate Cookies
• Beverage: Raspberry Champagne Cocktail

THE ANCIENT WISDOM Olde Welsh Prose He who knows the ways of beast and birds, Who can distinguish them by sound and cry, Who knows the bright quicksilver life in streams, The courses that the stars take in the sky, May never had laid hands on books, yet he, Is sharing wisdom with infinity... He who works with sensitive deft hands At any woodcraft, will absorb the rain, The sunlight and the starlight and the dew, That entered in the making of it`s grain; He should grow tall and straight and clean and good, Who daily breathes the essence of wood, He who finds companionship in rocks, And comfort in the touch of vine and leaf, Who climbs a hill for joy, and shouts a song, Who loves the feel of wind, will know no grief; No lonliness that ever grows too great; For he will never be quite desolate... He shares, who is companioned long with these, All ancient wisdom and philosophies.