Ostara - spring equinox 
 
This download includes a version of a folk tale associated with the story of Ostara.  This is my own take on the story 'The tale of Ostara and the hare'.  This can be printed and read outloud together. The story includes lovely illustrations from Ellie Lewis Illustrator.
 
Also included are two print out and colour in sheets linked to the story.
 
There is a small cost for the downloads as to be honest - I need to cover the online store costs/website payments. I hope you can spare £1.50 to have a story you can read and colour in sheets.  Thank you for your support and I hope you enjoy!

A bit of extra info on Ostara and the spring equinox

The spring equinox, is the date in between the winter and summer solstices, and is the day when the hours of daylight are equal to the hours of nighttime. This is a big deal as from here on until summer solstice, the days will keep getting longer!   
Ostara is the second of three spring festivals on the Wheel of the Year. Coming in between Imbolc (Feb) and Beltane (May), Ostara is about rebirth/renewal - the essence of spring arriving. The days are going longer, the temperatures are rising, the vegetation is sprouting, life is finally awakening after a long winter - spring on it’s way.

The Easter we know today is very much a celebration of spring - but mixes Christian religious events with Pagan beliefs. The Ostara we are celebrating here today is about connecting with nature and welcoming signs of spring - taking parts of traditions to create our own together. Ostara may have been that the tale of ‘Ostara and the hare’ came about in the 19th century BUT was loosely based on the Anglo Saxon goddess Eostre who is mentioned in Mediaeval Christian writing. It was Jacob Grimm (of the fairy tales) who proposed Eostre was a local version of the Germanic goddess Ostara. Even if she is a more modern ‘folktale’, celebrating the seasonal shift it is still a good story.