{"id":12719,"date":"2022-03-18T10:10:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T16:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=12719"},"modified":"2022-03-18T10:13:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T16:13:22","slug":"you-may-be-celebrating-ostara-but-are-you-vogue-ing-ostara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=12719","title":{"rendered":"You May Be Celebrating Ostara, But Are You Vogue-ing Ostara?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>Actually, this piece comes from the well-known British HPS, author, and academic Vivianne Crowley, and it is worth reading.<\/p>\n

On 20 March, druids, witches, and lovers of nature will gather to celebrate the spring equinox, one of the eight festivals of the Wheel of the Year. For millennia, the spring equinox was celebrated across cultures as a time of fertility, creativity, and renewal. But spring celebrations are not just for people who want to greet the dawn at Stonehenge. Here are a few ideas to try out this year at home.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She has a new memoir\/how-to out titled Wild Once<\/em>,<\/a> which is going on my To-Read list. A tip of the pointy hat to the publicist at Penguin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Actually, this piece comes from the well-known British HPS, author, and academic Vivianne Crowley, and it is worth reading. On 20 March, druids, witches, and lovers of nature will gather to celebrate the spring equinox, one of the eight festivals of the Wheel of the Year. 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