the balance before light takes the lead
Ostara
March 20 (Spring Equinox)
ostara is the day dark and light stand even. tomorrow, the light wins.
she marks
fertility, new growth, day and night in balance
her colors
pastel greenyellowlavender
her correspondences
eggsharedaffodilseedsfresh green herbs
Ostara marks the spring equinox, when day and night briefly balance before daylight takes the lead for half the year. Eggs, hares, and new green are her symbols for a reason — this is fertility as literal fact, not metaphor. Plant something. Even a windowsill counts.