Easter arrives as the land is waking up. The days are stretching longer, blossoms are appearing, and the earth itself seems to be exhaling after the long quiet of winter. For those of us who walk a folk or hedgewitch path, this is one of the most potent times of the year, it is a threshold moment.

Long before Easter became a Christian festival, the spring equinox and the weeks surrounding it were marked across many cultures as a time of rebirth, fertility, and awakening. Eggs, hares, flowers, and fire all carry ancient symbolism.

Get out in nature.

• Take an Easter walk in nature. If you can get to some woods or a forest, even better. Observe and absorb your surroundings.  You may be able to forage for some wild herbs or flowers; here are a few you may find in the countryside or woodlands.
• Bramble leaves
• Garlic mustard
• Bittercress
• Cow parsley
• Mallow
• Wild garlic

Always be careful when foraging; take a good guide so you know what you are looking for. Foraging: The Essential Guide to Free Wild Food: A practical guide to finding and preparing free wild food is a good one.

• Now is an excellent time to plant some seeds or bulbs. Here are some ideas. 

Vegetables: carrots, courgettes, squashes, and cucumbers

Herbs: Rosemary, sage, chive, coriander, dill, parsley, borage, calendula, and lavender.

Flowers: Alyssum, cornflower, cosmos, marigold, poppies, sweetpeas, and don’t forget Sunflowers!

Decorate Eggs.

It is tradition to decorate eggs at Easter. Decorate them the natural way, using natural dyes. This is great to do if you have young children. Here are some ideas:

Coffee grounds, Turmeric, fennel seeds, Avocado Skins, Red Cabbage, Beetroots, Tea Leaves, Blueberries 

If you want to use your eggs in a ritual, here are some colour ideas.

• Red Eggs: Love, Passion, New Life, Courage
• Orange Eggs:  Good Luck
• Yellow Eggs: Happiness and Inspiration, communication.
• Green Eggs: Abundance and Good Health
• Blue Eggs: Peace 
• Purple Eggs: psychic and spiritual development

other things to do at Easter.

• Bury a raw egg near your front door to bring in luck and abundance for the rest of the year and fertility to your garden.  Plant some flowers or seeds on top as a reminder.  Remember to take care of them. 
• Set up an Easter altar and include eggs and fresh spring flowers.
• Make an Easter wreath.
• Spring clean your home. Try this ritual.

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