Ostara/Alban/Eilir/Spring Equinox

  • Mar 20, 2026
  • All Day
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Also known as Eostre, the Spring Equinox is regarded as a time of fertility and conceptions. Celebrations during this holiday have themes of balance, renewal and rebirth.

Communities: Pagan, Wiccan, Druid

Common practices:

  • Lighting fires to commemorate the return of light in the spring and to honor the God and Goddess.
  • Coloring eggs as a way of honoring fertility