Tomorrow (Fri) marks 3 specific events. In the lunar calendar it is the day of the April full Moon. In the Pagan calendar it is the festival of Eostre or Ostara, Saxon Goddess of the dawn & new beginnings and in the Christian calendar it is Good Friday, the time when Christians remember the crucifixion of Christ. Despite however the unliklihood of the former two having anything to do with the latter, they are all inextricably linked.
The festival of Eostre was always a moveable lunar festival and was calculated as falling on the day of the first full moon following the Spring Equinox. When Christianity came to these islands & the powers that held sway were trying to convert the peasants to the new religion, they decided to replace the festival of Eostre with that of Easter and made a slight alteration to the date so that it was celebrated on the Christian holy day - that of Sunday.
Thus Easter is always calculated as being the Sunday following the first full moon following the Spring Equinox.
Whether you choose to honour the full Moon, Eostre or Christ tomorrow may the day bring you peace & solace.
For more information read 'Mrs Darley's Pagan Whispers' or 'Mrs Darley's Moon Mysteries'
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