I remember reading an article wrote by a druid here in ireland that during the four fire festival (samhain, Imbolc, Beltaine, Lughnasadh) the pagans celebrated the "Otherworld" and during equinoxes and solstices, they celebrated their world (the earth) and worked within the earth. Makes sense for me... But again, it depend on where we live...
Thank you for this fun and interesting Pagan Happy Hour! :) About the genius loci I can add that this concept is actually also "used"/known in Architecture and Urban Planning. It describes distinct features and qualities of the place were you want to build sth and it also refers to "what the place needs". This is tought in university as a concept and taken very seriously, which I find fascinating! Another link here is for example in Swedish culture there is a "Tomte" (a kind of gnome), that lives on each lot and is the "embodiment" of the genius loci of that place. The word "tomte" is thus even used as a different term for "plot of land". In-genius, right? ;P
The first sign of Spring for me is definitely the blossoming of almond trees! They actually blossom pretty early on, around Imbolc, so its nice to see a sign of hope so early! It doesn't snow where i live but the petals falling make it look as if its snow.
Ôstara is the Old High German name of a spring goddess, Ēastre in Old English, Āsteron in Old Saxon. In an old calendar a month was named after her; Northumbrian: Ēosturmōnaþ; West Saxon: Ēastermōnaþ; Old High German: Ôstarmânoth. From what I have read in the time that these month names were used the months ran from one new moon to the next. When Jacob Grimm was collecting Germanic folk lore, he collected some information concerning Ostara: "We Germans to this day call April ostermonat, and ôstarmânoth is found as early as Eginhart (temp. Car. Mag.). The great Christian festival, which usually falls in April or the end of March, bears in the oldest of OHG remains the name ôstarâ ... it is mostly found in the plural, because two days ... were kept at Easter. This Ostarâ, like the [Anglo-Saxon] Eástre, must in heathen religion have denoted a higher being, whose worship was so firmly rooted, that the Christian teachers tolerated the name, and applied it to one of their own grandest anniversaries." "Ostara, Eástre seems therefore to have been the divinity of the radiant dawn, of upspringing light, a spectacle that brings joy and blessing, whose meaning could be easily adapted by the resurrection-day of the Christian's God. Bonfires were lighted at Easter and according to popular belief of long standing, the moment the sun rises on Easter Sunday morning, he gives three joyful leaps, he dances for joy ... Water drawn on the Easter morning is, like that at Christmas, holy and healing ... here also heathen notions seems to have grafted themselves on great Christian festivals. Maidens clothed in white, who at Easter, at the season of returning spring, show themselves in clefts of the rock and on mountains, are suggestive of the ancient goddess." "But if we admit, goddesses, then, in addition to Nerthus, Ostara has the strongest claim to consideration. To what we said on p. 290 I can add some significant facts. The heathen Easter had much in common with May-feast and the reception of spring, particularly in the matter of bonfires. Then, through long ages there seem to have lingered among the people Easter-games so-called, which the church itself had to tolerate : I allude especially to the custom of Easter eggs, and to the Easter tale which preachers told from the pulpit for the people's amusement, connecting it with Christian reminiscences."
It is believed that the connection with bunnies and eggs is that the lapwing and the hare have similar nests in the grass, and when lapwings lay their eggs in the spring it looks as though the hares have laid the eggs!
Morana is a ( slavic) goddess connected to the winter time and death, so the straw figure of her is made and than burned and thrown into the river to close finaly with this cold period:) Than the spring and Vesna is invited
I like the myth/custom belief that Eoster ("ester") was initially a mortal woman, later made goddess, like Psykhe, and was impregnated on "easter" (after all, the egg and the rabbit are fertility symbols), and she gave birth 9 months later to a demigod at the winter equanox (hint-hint, nudge-nudge), symbolizing the rebirth of the new year.
I always force various flower bulbs to be in bloom simultaneously in a pot , I dye blown out eggs and put runes and sigils on them with a ribbon thru them and hang them on my ficus tree , as well as make my "Bird's Nest" cookies from sugar cookie dough , coconut shavings to form the nest , and egg shaped chocolates wrapped in colorful foil.
So glad that Ostara was on Sunday this year. First went to gather some wild herbs in the forest with some nice people. Then I made nice dinner with those herbs and clean my flat with lavender water. Made some nice decorations with candels and had nice cup of violets tea. I hope you enjoyed your Ostara too :) Blessed be!
I lot of the ancient civilizations in the middle east used a lunar calendar, not solar. Methuselah and Adam were supposed to have lived to be something like 950 yrs old or so. If you divide by 12 or 13, being lunar cycles, you have the "oldest man who ever lived" living up to his high 70's, which no doubt was very old 2500 yrs ago in that part of the world.
Easter is a pagan holiday. Pesach is a Jewish holiday. The Christian Easter is based on Pesach. Roman Catholic church have pagan origins to have put to Christianity, as 24 december Christmas. Is a pagan holiday too is Christmas & Easter both. Christian faith has nothing to do with both holidays, as bunnies or chocolate or candies, or colourful eggs .... We beleive in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and we read the Bible, we beleive in the Gospels and Old Testament Book.
I remember reading an article wrote by a druid here in ireland that during the four fire festival (samhain, Imbolc, Beltaine, Lughnasadh) the pagans celebrated the "Otherworld" and during equinoxes and solstices, they celebrated their world (the earth) and worked within the earth. Makes sense for me... But again, it depend on where we live...
Thank you for this fun and interesting Pagan Happy Hour! :) About the genius loci I can add that this concept is actually also "used"/known in Architecture and Urban Planning. It describes distinct features and qualities of the place were you want to build sth and it also refers to "what the place needs". This is tought in university as a concept and taken very seriously, which I find fascinating! Another link here is for example in Swedish culture there is a "Tomte" (a kind of gnome), that lives on each lot and is the "embodiment" of the genius loci of that place. The word "tomte" is thus even used as a different term for "plot of land". In-genius, right? ;P
Glad you brought up the return of birds. Once the redwing blackbirds show up in the Chicago area I know for sure that spring is upon us.
For us here in the Southern Hemisphere, we'll only be celebrating Ostara in September... Will safe this video for then.
The first sign of Spring for me is definitely the blossoming of almond trees! They actually blossom pretty early on, around Imbolc, so its nice to see a sign of hope so early! It doesn't snow where i live but the petals falling make it look as if its snow.
Ôstara is the Old High German name of a spring goddess, Ēastre in Old English, Āsteron in Old Saxon.
In an old calendar a month was named after her; Northumbrian: Ēosturmōnaþ; West Saxon: Ēastermōnaþ; Old High German: Ôstarmânoth. From what I have read in the time that these month names were used the months ran from one new moon to the next.
When Jacob Grimm was collecting Germanic folk lore, he collected some information concerning Ostara:
"We Germans to this day call April ostermonat, and ôstarmânoth is found as early as Eginhart (temp. Car. Mag.). The great Christian festival, which usually falls in April or the end of March, bears in the oldest of OHG remains the name ôstarâ ... it is mostly found in the plural, because two days ... were kept at Easter. This Ostarâ, like the [Anglo-Saxon] Eástre, must in heathen religion have denoted a higher being, whose worship was so firmly rooted, that the Christian teachers tolerated the name, and applied it to one of their own grandest anniversaries."
"Ostara, Eástre seems therefore to have been the divinity of the radiant dawn, of upspringing light, a spectacle that brings joy and blessing, whose meaning could be easily adapted by the resurrection-day of the Christian's God. Bonfires were lighted at Easter and according to popular belief of long standing, the moment the sun rises on Easter Sunday morning, he gives three joyful leaps, he dances for joy ... Water drawn on the Easter morning is, like that at Christmas, holy and healing ... here also heathen notions seems to have grafted themselves on great Christian festivals. Maidens clothed in white, who at Easter, at the season of returning spring, show themselves in clefts of the rock and on mountains, are suggestive of the ancient goddess."
"But if we admit, goddesses, then, in addition to Nerthus, Ostara has the strongest claim to consideration. To what we said on p. 290 I can add some significant facts. The heathen Easter had much in common with May-feast and the reception of spring, particularly in the matter of bonfires. Then, through long ages there seem to have lingered among the people Easter-games so-called, which the church itself had to tolerate : I allude especially to the custom of Easter eggs, and to the Easter tale which preachers told from the pulpit for the people's amusement, connecting it with Christian reminiscences."
It is believed that the connection with bunnies and eggs is that the lapwing and the hare have similar nests in the grass, and when lapwings lay their eggs in the spring it looks as though the hares have laid the eggs!
Morana is a ( slavic) goddess connected to the winter time and death, so the straw figure of her is made and than burned and thrown into the river to close finaly with this cold period:) Than the spring and Vesna is invited
I like the myth/custom belief that Eoster ("ester") was initially a mortal woman, later made goddess, like Psykhe, and was impregnated on "easter" (after all, the egg and the rabbit are fertility symbols), and she gave birth 9 months later to a demigod at the winter equanox (hint-hint, nudge-nudge), symbolizing the rebirth of the new year.
I'm going to be making and planting my garden, singing, and lighting candles!
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I always force various flower bulbs to be in bloom simultaneously in a pot , I dye blown out eggs and put runes and sigils on them with a ribbon thru them and hang them on my ficus tree , as well as make my "Bird's Nest" cookies from sugar cookie dough , coconut shavings to form the nest , and egg shaped chocolates wrapped in colorful foil.
I always miss these live, but I love listening to these later in my car or when doing chores.
So glad that Ostara was on Sunday this year.
First went to gather some wild herbs in the forest with some nice people.
Then I made nice dinner with those herbs and clean my flat with lavender water.
Made some nice decorations with candels and had nice cup of violets tea.
I hope you enjoyed your Ostara too :)
Blessed be!
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I lot of the ancient civilizations in the middle east used a lunar calendar, not solar. Methuselah and Adam were supposed to have lived to be something like 950 yrs old or so. If you divide by 12 or 13, being lunar cycles, you have the "oldest man who ever lived" living up to his high 70's, which no doubt was very old 2500 yrs ago in that part of the world.
20 days Spring Equinox
Scarlet, Would the Slavic Goddess of Spring Vesna be associated with Ostara ?
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Easter is a pagan holiday. Pesach is a Jewish holiday. The Christian Easter is based on Pesach. Roman Catholic church have pagan origins to have put to Christianity, as 24 december Christmas.
Is a pagan holiday too is Christmas & Easter both.
Christian faith has nothing to do with both holidays, as bunnies or chocolate or candies, or colourful eggs ....
We beleive in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and we read the Bible, we beleive in the Gospels and Old Testament Book.