The Sabbats: Ostara
Spring Equinox celebration of equal day and night. Day of renewal and birth. Date: Sun transits 0° Aries (around March 21) Animals: butterflies, chicks, hares, lambs, rabbits, robins Altar decorations: baskets, budding twigs, bunnies, spring water, colored ribbons, eggs, four leaf clovers, spring flowers, sprouting bulbs Crystals: amethyst, aquamarine, bloodstone, clear quartz, green moss agate, jasper, moonstone, rose quartz Colors: pastels, gold, light green, yellow, pale pink, robin's egg blue Herbs: clover, crocus, daffodil, forsythia, gorse, honeysuckle, iris, jasmine, jonquils, lemon balm, lilac, lilies, mint, narcissus, peonies, tansy, tulips, violet Incense and Oils: cedar, geranium, grapefruit, helichrysum, jasmine, lemon, lemongrass, lime, patchouli, chamomile, sandalwood, tangerine, vetivert, orange, ylang ylang Trees: acorn, dogwood, elder, olive, pine, willow Spellwork: balancing, cleansing, fertility, burying/planting, new beginnings, ...