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             Year 17, SA


[!] Parchment with the following high-spirited letter finds ways around Elvenesse,

 

Floppy eared heads peek out from the thawing ground, a bulbous black nose snuffs the earthy spring air and the crackling of eggs could be heard from branches overhead as we welcome the new season. After a long, quiet, detrimental winter, sprouts of green flourish from the limbs of trees showing signs of new life. Flora bud as fresh running water sounds from the once deep-frosted terrain. 

 

As we turn the wheel, with death from Yule comes Ostara’s life, we pray to both Mother and Father for a season of prosperity and regrowth. 

We invite all druii and citizens of Elvenesse to join us in the Rite of Ostara, to participate, rejoice, and celebrate new beginnings.

 

 


 

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Art by Charlie Bowater 

 

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As the sun rises over the horizon, those of the Circle begin to decorate their homes of varying flowers and their bodies of tiva wreaths. Offerings of flora, herbs and wooden charms may be presented during the ritual.

 

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After the day's activities of decorating, painted in vibrant, lively colors, the Curaidh, Acolytes and Raitheans meet along with their kin under the sun's highest point in the day. The Spring Raithean will call for those to bless the chosen seed of a tree, one the Archdruid had harvested during the early thaw of the season. 

 

While the sapling is planted by the Spring Raithean, each member of the Circle is invited to plant seeds of any flowers, to orbit around the youthful tree. Throughout Ostara, members are to take care of the flowers planted while the Raithean tends to the sapling. 

 

Beyond tradition, a memorial for the passing of our  Sister Orison, Matriarch of Siramenor, Chieftess Awaiti of Sirame will be held, and the tree commemorated in her name. 

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To wrap up the ritual as the sky falls dark over our heads, the Spring Raithean will lead a rite calling upon Cerridwen to bless the Circle, Grove, and Glade to bring about a new generation. During the rite, the Spring Raithean will place an egg within a sea shell filled with fresh water, and those still gathered will sip and pass the shell around. To conclude the rite, herbs are to be set ablaze producing a smog of earthy aromas. 

 


 

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[OOC: The Rite will take place Friday, March 26th at 5pm EST. Meet at the Father Grove hearth!]

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