Ostara and eggs

 

Pysanky by Andrea Kulish

As most of us know (the elders at least) Easter in the western world is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox.

Couldn't get much more pagan than that!

Osestra included a celebration of the awakening world of vegetation and little animals being born. What's more appropriate than eggs?

Prayer Honoring the Goddesses of Spring

Hail, and welcome!

Green life returns to the earth

blooming and blossoming

once more from the soil.

We welcome you,

goddesses of spring,

Eostre, Persephone, Flora, Cybele,

in the trees,

in the soil,

in the flowers,

in the rains,

and we are grateful

for your presence.