Rains burst forth to nourish streams and ponds transforming the brown terra into a green blanket of life and hope. Many of our ancestors recognized that spring was a time of renewed life and certain traditions were born to pay homage as well as to join mother nature in her acts of awakening. Eggs are traditional symbols in most cultures of spring and new life. It is rumored that eggs balance most evenly on their ends during the equinox. Some cultures even plant the eggs and perform a planting ceremony over the buried egg to harvest their wishes in the coming year.
Seeds are also traditional symbols of new life and harvest during the new spring.
There are many days and holidays dedicated to great mother goddesses during the month of march which celebrate the assurance of life through the mating of birds, harvest and planting rites and the blossom of life on trees and flowers. Just visit any local garden center and you will be amazed at the number of flowers named for goddesses and deities that you can plant at this time of year. Spring is good time for us to pause and give re-birth to our hopes and dreams. Release yourself and perform your own spring ritual to give hope and life to your wishes. Plant the flowers of the deities and watch them awaken on your window ledge.