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Pagan Roots of Halloween
Posted at 11/1/2009, by Michael
... , picture found here illustrates Pagan festivals such as Samhain (Halloween), Yule (Saturnalia - Christmas), Imbolc, Ostara (Ishtar - Easter) Beltane, Litha, Lammas, Mabon, which some of their customs have been ... Read More
Wicca Terms
Posted at 4/14/2008, by Cody
... belief systems. New Moon - the phase of the moon when it is entirely dark Old Religion - another term for Wicca. Ostara - a Wiccan festival of March 21 that celebrates the beginning of spring. Pagan - Generally it refers to those who hold to ... Read More
The Wiccan Sabbats, or Holy Days
Posted at 4/14/2008, by Cody
... as Day of Children, Midwinter, Mother's Night, Saturnalia, and Christmas. Ostara (Spring Equinox), Mar 21 The day and night are of equal length. Ostara is name of the Scandinavian Goddess of spring and the festival ... Read More
SPRING EQUINOX-NEW YEAR-MARCH 21TH
Posted at 3/21/2007, by Georgios
... , which is decorated with astronomical symbols. ANCIENT GERMANS: Ostara, the Germanic fertility Goddess was associated with human and ... was the Saxon version of the Germanic lunar goddess Ostara. She gave her name to the Christian Easter and to ... Read More
easter sunday
Posted at 4/7/2006, by tavia
... and customs related to the goddess Ostara in Germany. Again, because of a lack ... at face value and constructed the goddess Ostara around existing Germanic customs which may ... in Germany as being evidence of Ostara, but critics contend that the close ... Read More
The History of the Swastika
Posted at 11/27/2005, by Ishaan
... of places such as the emblem for the Wandervogel, a German youth movement; on Joerg Lanz von Liebenfels' antisemitic periodical Ostara; on various Freikorps units; and as an emblem of the Thule Society. HITLER AND THE NAZIS In 1920, Adolf ... Read More
Draft of a New Heathen Practice for Warrior Clans
Posted at 9/25/2005, by raina
... and Healing. Beltane is the last of the three spring fertility festivals, the others being Imbolc and Ostara. Beltane is the second principal Celtic festival (the other being Samhain). Celebrated approximately halfway between Vernal ( ... Read More
Posted at 4/20/2003, by Dennis
... [were] known variously as Ostare, Ostara, Ostern, Eostra, Eostre, Eostur, Eastra, ... bullet Kali, from India bullet Ostara, a Norse Goddess of fertility. ... . 19,20 bullet ANCIENT GERMANS: Ostara, the Germanic fertility Goddess was ... Read More
Posted at 3/28/2003, by Dennis
... with two-edges, a point, and a black handle. Most people buy them, but I groundand sharpened my own. It has a black rubberstrip handle. Normal folk don't do this stuff, HUH? Guess so, but Mother Earth has been calling me hard since Ostara. Read More
March 21 -- Ostara -- Spring or The Vernal...
Posted at 3/20/2002, by Debby
March 21 -- Ostara -- Spring or The Vernal Equinox Also known as: Alban Eiler (Druidic) Blessings of Ostara to you all! I am busy celebrating tonight, at least for a little while. Ostara began at sunset. See you tomorrow night. Read More