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The pagan spring equinox, often called Ostara, is a celebration of balance, renewal, and the arrival of spring, typically occurring around March 20th-23rd in the Northern Hemisphere. It marks the time when day and night are of equal length, honoring the fertility of the earth, the return of light, and themes of rebirth.The Spring Equinox is a celebration of new life, new beginnings, and a return to balance. Perhaps now more than ever, the human race is upgrading and shedding the old. It is our natural inclination to resist change, but it is through change that real growth occurs.To celebrate Spring Equinox some Pagans carry out particular rituals. For instance a woman and a man are chosen to act out the roles of Spring God and Goddess, playing out courtship and symbolically planting seeds. Egg races, egg hunts, egg eating and egg painting are also traditional activities at this time of year.