![]() So here are some fun ideas to get you started: 24 Ideas to Celebrate the Spring Equinox? Don’t be afraid to play around while you celebrate the Spring Equinox, it’s not about doing it “right” it’s truly about celebrating yourself. A tradition should be fun, enlightening, and empowering, not another chore on your to-do list. The important thing is to enjoy the process. Try a combination of the rituals below the upcoming spring Equinox, a different combination next Spring Equinox, and so on until you find a tradition that fits with you, your needs and desires, and your lifestyle. Starting your own tradition is the best way to do it! No reason to try everything, stick to what feels good for your soul and makes you happy. There are so many ways to celebrate the Spring Equinox no matter what your religious (or not) affiliation is. Really the question should be, why wouldn’t we celebrate this time of year?! How to Celebrate the Spring Equinox? Finally, growth of course is represented by the spring garden, flowers popping up everywhere, and animals making babies. The balance comes from the fact that the Equinox is marked by the equality of hours in the night and day and represents the need to find balance in your life. ![]() Once upon a time, it was considered the beginning of the new year, and one-way people celebrated was by cleaning out their homes – getting rid of the old, making way for new things, to start the year with a fresh spirit of renewal (aka spring cleaning). Overall it’s all about balance, newness, and growth. As a transition season, the Spring Equinox represents a balance between both light and dark, life and death. ![]() In short, the Spring Equinox is a time of transition, new beginnings, renewal, and of course fertility. Regardless, if you are a Christian, these traditions have long since been absorbed into the modern Easter we all know today, so you can consider your Easter celebrations to also include a warm welcome to the Spring Equinox! Also, one last tie in – the Spring Equinox directly affects when Easter occurs each year! Why Should We Celebrate the Equinox? Like many traditions, Christians adopted the festivities from the Pagan’s in a semi passive-aggressive way to get Pagan’s to convert to Christianity (in a hey look, we do this too – let’s do it together…kind of way). It also included yummy sweets, planting seeds, and decorations featuring soft pastels inspired by the spring flowers. These colored eggs began a tradition of decorating, hiding, and seeking on the day of the festival. Ostara’s symbol is that of a rabbit, and a certain defining story of a bird causing mischief and was turned into a rabbit and once a year lays colored eggs. Ostern is the pagan festival celebrating the new season and occurs on the Spring Equinox. She also goes by Eostre (ahem, which is where the word ‘Easter’ comes from). ![]() I’m of course talking about Ostara, the celebration of the Germanic Goddess of Spring and dawn. Most well known is of course Easter, this isn’t a ‘Spring Equinox’ celebration at all, nor does it occur at the same time, BUT there are tie in’s I will talk about momentarily. Now that being said, there are religious opportunities for celebration. Some cultures have celebrations on the Spring Equinox for their New Year This planet is beautiful and magical and inspiring and deserves all of the respect and appreciation you can muster. If you live on planet Earth, you can and should celebrate the Spring Equinox. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Spring Equinox occurs early AM when the sun crosses the equator line which marks the beginning of Spring! The Spring Equinox is also called the Vernal Equinox! Who can Celebrate?Įveryone! Spring Equinox is not a religious or political thing. The Spring Equinox is upon us, and it’s time to grab ahold of that transitional energy and celebrate! Below you will find 24 ideas to celebrate the vernal Equinox! What is the Spring Equinox?
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