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Spring Equinox


Spring Equinox falls on or around the 21st March and is the time when day and night are of equal length all over the world. In the northern hemisphere, this day heralds the begining of the light dominating the darkness. From this day untill summer solstice, the year is truely into the waxing half of the year .
Spring Equinox is also called Eostar, which cames from the ancient Teutonic Goddess Oestre, the Goddess of light, fertility and spring. This is the root of our modern word Oestrogen, the hormone that stimulates ovulation and is associated with womens fertility. Eostar is represented by the symbol of the egg, representing fertility in nature. It also represents the plans and dreams that we have 'hatched' on the inner levels during winter and since Imbolc, that may now be put into practice. Another symbol strongly associated with this festival is the White Hare, representing the Goddess ( or mother nature) in the physical realm. Through the centuries the symbol of the hare has resulted in the modern day Easter bunny. The easter egg, too, has it's beginnings in the celtic festival of Eostar, and it is still a tradition today to paint hard boiled eggs and roll them down hills.