Well first, it is a pagan holiday that is still celebrated, most notably by Wiccans, on March It was used to celebrate the Spring Equinox, also known as the beginning of the Spring season. Ostara was a fertility goddess who was celebrated by the growth of new life. This included the growing of trees and babies. Ostara is not a forgotten deity in mainstream culture. She has become a staple in the new TV show American Gods.
Here she is showing off her Spring powers:. Now the bunny and eggs have always seemed odd. But looking back at the Ostara celebration it makes sense. Witches and Warlocks in the Southern Hemisphere celebrate opposite holidays. They celebrate Winter Solstice as we celebrate Summer Solstice. Their Spring Equinox, is our Fall Equinox. And, so forth. This is New Years on the Druid calendar. The wall between earth and the underworld is thin at this time of year. On Halloween night, the wall opens. Samhain, the Lord of Darkness, rises from the underworld.
He roams the world looking for lost souls. It is an evil and wicked night, a perfect night for a witch to celebrate New Years! Winter Solstice December 21st Also known as Yule. This is the shortest day of the year.
An Easter Witch crashes into a spire and breaks her broom on this vintage postcard, mailed in This Easter Witch brings not one, but two, black cats on her coffee-blessing rounds in this postcard by S.
Sundius Dahlstrom. An Easter Witch appears to be incubating a large Easter egg in this postcard by S. Sundius Dahlstrom, sent in Georg Vilhelm Stoopendaal, a contemporary of Jenny Nystrom and her brother-in-law, drew an Easter Witch chilling and drinking out of a saucer on her journey.
A witch's husband is trying to hold her back of course in this vintage postcard by Curt Nystrom Stoopendaal. A fisherman helps a clumsy Easter Witch who's crashed into the water in this postcard by Curt Nystrom Stoopendaal. Via Antiques Navigator. An Easter Witch pops out of a chimney with her tabby and coffee pot in this vintage postcard by Lars "Lasse" Carlsson. An acrobatic Easter Witch captures a hapless layman in this 20th century postcard by Lasse—but what is she going to do with him?
A formal Edwardian woman rides her broom equestrian style while a police officer watches in this postcard. Via Retrographik. Easter Witches make a pit stop at a coffee-filling station in the clouds in this 20th century postcard published Axel Eliassons. In the midth century, an Easter Witch might have outfitted her broom with a modern propellor. An Easter Witch lights a firework on this postcard by Lasse, hoping it will give her broom a boost. Clumsy Easter Witches were thought to get caught up in TV antennae and interrupt the homeowner's reception, like on this Lasse postcard.
Via Antique Trader. On this vintage Lasse postcard, a pin-up-type Easter Witch looks startled—perhaps because a Soviet space dog has hitched a ride on her broom? Thank you for the article. Wearing kerchiefs on their heads and with big freckles and rosy cheeks painted on their faces, they go door-to-door wishing people a happy Easter and receiving candy in return similar to the American tradition of trick-or-treating on Halloween. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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