How to Celebrate Ostara
Plant seeds., Paint eggs., Go for a walk in the woods/forest., Start something new., Hide some eggs.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Plant seeds.
Ostara celebrates the beginning of a new life and planting seeds is a brilliant way to represent that.
This is a time for birth and the end of the winter.
Work in your garden or start a small vegetable garden, as well as celebrating Ostara with this, growing your own vegetables can also save you some money. -
Step 2: Paint eggs.
Eggs represent fertility, and painting eggs is a typical and enjoyable way to celebrate Ostara and Easter.
This is a great, inexpensive activity to do with children.
You can boil some eggs or blow eggs out, then decorate the eggs however you want.
The eggs can be placed in a basket and used for decoration on your altar or table. , Go out and enjoy Ostara by taking a walk in a wood or a forest and pick some wild flowers ( be careful and check first if this is allowed- as some flowers are protected, making it illegal to pick them).
If you want you can leave an offering behind.
Thank the flowers for their sacrifice and put them in vase on your altar or table. , This is an excellent time to start something new.
Some people choose to start a new diet or stop smoking, but the possibilities are endless. , Hide some eggs in the garden or around in your house if the weather is bad, and let your children look for them.
You may choose to hide chocolate eggs, or you might have a prize for the winner.
Have egg races.
Egg races are games where the players each balance an egg on a spoon, and run around an outdoor course.
Have messy fun with an egg toss game.
Egg toss is a game where people stand in pairs, and toss a raw egg back and forth between them.
First the pairs are close together, with every successful toss and catch they take a step back, making the next toss more difficult.
When the egg breaks, that couple is eliminated, continue until all eggs are broken. -
Step 3: Go for a walk in the woods/forest.
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Step 4: Start something new.
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Step 5: Hide some eggs.
Detailed Guide
Ostara celebrates the beginning of a new life and planting seeds is a brilliant way to represent that.
This is a time for birth and the end of the winter.
Work in your garden or start a small vegetable garden, as well as celebrating Ostara with this, growing your own vegetables can also save you some money.
Eggs represent fertility, and painting eggs is a typical and enjoyable way to celebrate Ostara and Easter.
This is a great, inexpensive activity to do with children.
You can boil some eggs or blow eggs out, then decorate the eggs however you want.
The eggs can be placed in a basket and used for decoration on your altar or table. , Go out and enjoy Ostara by taking a walk in a wood or a forest and pick some wild flowers ( be careful and check first if this is allowed- as some flowers are protected, making it illegal to pick them).
If you want you can leave an offering behind.
Thank the flowers for their sacrifice and put them in vase on your altar or table. , This is an excellent time to start something new.
Some people choose to start a new diet or stop smoking, but the possibilities are endless. , Hide some eggs in the garden or around in your house if the weather is bad, and let your children look for them.
You may choose to hide chocolate eggs, or you might have a prize for the winner.
Have egg races.
Egg races are games where the players each balance an egg on a spoon, and run around an outdoor course.
Have messy fun with an egg toss game.
Egg toss is a game where people stand in pairs, and toss a raw egg back and forth between them.
First the pairs are close together, with every successful toss and catch they take a step back, making the next toss more difficult.
When the egg breaks, that couple is eliminated, continue until all eggs are broken.
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