Eostre

Eostre, Ostara, Easter or whatever religious myth of rebirth you believe in, it is a great time of the year. The air is warming, the grass is greening, the first flowers are bloomimg, trees are budding, birds are nesting and new animals are being conceived and born. Such brightness, vigor, enthusiasm and hope abounds. You can see, feel, smell and hear all the seasonal glory.
All these signal the Vernal Equinox meaning there is equal daylight and darkness. This is the official start of Spring. The amount of daylight will continue to increase until the summer solstice. It is the time to plant and prune away all the old to make way for the new. The symbols of eggs and rabbits abound from jellybeans to chocolate bunnies. These represent the fertility of the season. You can't help but feel a renewed vigor, even as the toll of the years weigh on you.