OSTARA 2025

RITUAL LEADERS

Narrator - Martha

Spirits of Place/Sacred Land - Moon

Quarter Callers - 

Green Man - Karl

Ostara - Carolina

Announcements - Opal

MATERIALS

Dirt (Martha)

Table to put trough on (Opal)

Silver watering can (Opal)

Trough and Trowel (Opal)

Seeds (Opal)

Small paper cups (Martha; put under table))

Sound system to play selected music (Opal)

Extra water for watering can (put under table)

Selected music

Call to Ritual: Spirits Of The Plants

Fill-in as needed: Forest of the Druids 🌿 Celtic Fantasy Music 🌲 Enchanting Wiccan, Pagan Music 🌳

GM & O Dance: Lisa Thiel - Ostara (Spring Song)

Close Ritual: One Light, One Sun

BRIEF OVERVIEW

The table with a dirt-filled trough will go under the tree. Leave a good amount of space between the table and the base of the tree for GM and O to move freely. Put extra water and paper cups under table. Encourage attendees to set up chairs in front of trough. Cue Spirits of Plants to call folks to the ritual.

GM and O, in costume, hide behind tree; GM has seeds and trowel, O has watering can.

Stop Spirits of Plants as Narrator begins to speak.

NARRATOR explains what we're doing.

MOON talks about Spirits of Place/Sacred Land.

QCs invite elements of ESWN to be among us.

NARRATOR sets scene. (Also speaks as needed if there needs to be clarity of what happens next.)

Cue Forest of the Druids, not overly loud, to play in the background during the GM and O pantomime.

GM cautiously emerges from behind tree. GM maintains demeanor of a very young man. GM notices trough, approaches, and begins interacting with the dirt (smell, scribble, draw fingers through, rub into forearms, possibly face). GM gestures to people silently, asking if they’d like to interact with the dirt. GM carries trough to the people, allowing them to feel the dirt and/or rub dirt on their hands/arms. GM returns trough to the table, then searches clothes for seeds and trowel. GM begins carefully placing seeds into dirt.

WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING …

O peeks at what GM is doing, taking care not to be seen. O peeks from one side, then the other, and back again as needed. As GM plants the last seed and surveys his work, O slowly emerges from behind the tree with a silver watering can. O maintains a queenly yet playful demeanor as she approaches.

In pantomime, O gently caresses GM’s face (GET PRIOR CONSENT FOR THIS!) and offers to water GM’s seeds. GM signals consent. O waters seeds, then gestures to people, offering to pour water over their hands. O moves to chairs so people can extend their hands to be watered. O returns to GM, sets down watering can, and gestures to invite GM into a dance. Stop Forest of the Druids. CUE Ostara. GM and O dance until the song ends.

At the end of the dance, GM and O, in pantomime, invite people to bring a small cup to fill with the seeded and watered dirt. Cue One LIght, One Sun. As people finish gathering their dirt and sit down, GM and O walk arm in arm back behind the tree, waving farewell to them. Stop One Light, One Sun.

QCs thank the energies of ESWN for being with us. OPAL makes announcements. Cue Forest of the Druids. Everyone packs up and goes home.