The forces of masculine energy and feminine energy are also in balance and this day marks paves the way for the coming lushness of Summer. This Sabbat is a time to celebrate the arrival of Spring, when light and darkness are in balance but the light is growing stronger. Easter is actually determined in a very Pagan manner… it is always the first Sunday after the first Full Moon after the Spring Equinox. Christians celebrate their holiday – Easter – near this same time and it is based on basically the same principles as ours in the Old Religion. Other names this Sabbat is also called by are the Vernal Equinox or the Spring Equinox, Oestara, Eostre’s Day, Rite of Eostre, Equinozio della Primavera (Aridian Strega), Alban Eiber (Caledonii Tradition or the Druids), Bacchanalia, Festival of the Trees, and Lady Day. The variance, as with all Solar festivals, is due to the differences between the actual astronomical event and our calendar, so be sure to check the calendar each year. Ostara (pronounced “O-STAR-ah”) is one of the Lesser Wiccan Sabbats and is celebrated on the Spring Equinox, most often March 21st, but varies somewhat from the 20th to the 23rd.
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