Deitsch -- Pennsylvania German -- Heathenry
March 2011 Blog Posts (1)
Die Oschdre
This weekend Distelfink members welcomed the arrival of spring with a ceremony dedicated to the goddess Oschdra.
Although little is known about Oschdra, Jakob Grimm states in Teutonic Mythology that Her name lives on in places in the German lands (IV, 1371) and that She is considered to be a White Lady (III, 908) along with Holle, Berchta, and others. She heralds the arrival of spring, and the hare, which is sacred to Her, has become one of the longstanding traditional symbols of…
Added by Rob on March 20, 2011 at 8:33pm — No Comments
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