Vernal Equinox (Ostara)

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Ostara (1884) by Johannes Gehrts. The goddess flies through the heavens surrounded by Roman-inspired cherubs, beams of light, and animals. People look up at the goddess from the realm below.

Wiccans and neopagans observe Ostara, a festival of the Vernal Equinox that celebrates the season's change from dark winter to brightening spring.

Vernal Equinox (Ostara)

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