So in the midst of
this Easter long weekend I find myself feeling out of touch with with
the spirit of the holiday.
Not being a
religious person, I do not celebrate this time of year as others may,
in remembrance of Jesus and attending church. Instead I believe in
following the changing patterns of the seasons in the wheel of the
year. However even this is not such an easy thing for me living in
Australia.
While the northern
hemisphere can easily integrate celebrating Easter as the religious
holiday along side Ostara as the seasonal celebration of Spring. We
on the other side of the world are often times faced with images of
bunnies and eggs at a time when Autumn is the prevailing season. I
have even noticed that many Australian witches and pagan celebrate
Ostara at Easter with the northern hemisphere. But this just doesn’t
feel right to me.
So I am left with
the problem of trying to decide if I should listen to what the whole
world is telling me and ignore what is happening outside my window,
or if I should listen to what I believe to be correct and follow the
seasons where I live but feel like and outsider for doing so?
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| Wheel of the Year (Southern Hemisphere) |
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