Mar 19 – Apr 30, 2024 Early Spring
Spring is a time for rebirth; for starting new projects; for revisiting goals and setting new ones. Put energy into setting intentions for the year ahead. Symbols: eggs, honey, asparagus; flowers, clover, baskets.
Ostara
Ostara celebrates the coming of spring. This is a good time to plant seeds for future intentions, investments that will be realized come late spring and summer.
Ideas for Ostara:
- Start taking action on ideas and goals
- Spring cleaning
- Make an egg salad and have a picnic
- Plant (literal) seeds
- Journal about goals and intentions
Activities
- Go bird watching
- Go see the cherry blossoms at the UW campus
- Have an outdoor tea party
- Have a picnic
- Say hi to the ducks at the park
- Visit the Locks and Discovery Park
- Visit the Arboretum
- Walk around the neighborhood looking for signs of spring
Events
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Best of the Northwest
Art market featuring local artists and artisans
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Festál
Cultural festivals held throughout the year at Seattle Center
- Seattle Restaurant Week
- Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Produce
- Asparagus
- Fava beans
- Green onions
- Rhubarb