The Goddess of the Dawn - Ēostre

Eostre

The Art of Christopher Bell

Easter is said to have to come to us from the “Norsemen’s Eostur, Eastar, Ostara, and Ostar, and the pagan goddess Eostre, all of which involve the season of the growing sun and new birth.

The German goddess, also known as Ostara or Anglo-Saxon Eástre, brings in the dawn of rebirth, a time to feel the warmth of spring, to awaken to a new time, to feel the joys of the  eternal rebirth of the season and within ourselves. 

Easter and Eostre are not the same celebration. Eostre is a pagan celebration tied to the Spring  Equinox celebrated March 20th or 21st marking the balance between light and dark, the arrival of spring, and the blossoming of nature. As spring brings hope for the renewal of life as seen in the blossoming of nature, it symbolizes the beginning of a new cycles for the world. 

Unlike Ostara, Easter is a Christian holiday. While it shares some of the themes of renewal found  in Ostara, Easter focuses on the spiritual resurrection of Christ rather than the natural cycles of the  Earth. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, symbolizing hope, rebirth, and eternal life.                       

 

The date shifts each year from on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the   Spring Equinox. 

The tradition springtime painted hard-boiled eggs pre-dates Christianity. In many cultures around the world, the egg is a symbol of new life, fertility and rebirth.  

Spring forward!!

What are your spring plans? Take that step forward. Review your New Year's Resolutions or dreams about a change in life. Set an action plan.

Look around you, feel the rhythm of Earth’s awakening of life after the long dark cold winter time where your dreams can sprout into reality.

To learn more about the pagan goddess

Happy Roll to You! Let's see what treasures your cracked egg reveals.

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