Happy Ostara to all my pagan brethren and Happy Easter to all of my Christian friends and family, I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend.  It is a busy one for me at work and I apologize for not posting anything yesterday, this will be short and then I will be back to full steam on Monday.  Ostara was celebrated by our ancient ancestors to mark the Vernal equinox, it celebrated the death of winter and the rebirth of spring.  Many of our current Easter traditions came from this pre-historic celebration.  The finding of colored eggs actually comes from when our ancient ancestors would hunt for the colored eggs of wild birds in their nests, on a side note it has also been hypothesized that humans began weaving baskets by observing the same wild birds build their nests that they would later pilfer from.  These celebrations were first linked to a couple of ancient deities named, Eostre and Ostara, whom was associated with the dawn, rebirth and spring.  Whatever your religious preference have a great weekend and be safe and happy.  I have enclosed a few words from a Wiccan prayer book and the bible.

 

From the Wiccan religion:

O great Goddess, you have freed yourself from the icy prison of winter.  Now is the greening, when the fragrance of flowers drifts on the breeze.  This is the beginning.  Life renews itself by Your magic, Earth Goddess.  The God stretches and rises, eager in his youth, and bursting with the promise of summer.

 

And from the bible  John 3:16-17

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him.

……………….Peace!!!!!!!!!!

ps: those are otters swimming in this picture, in case you couldn't tell.