May 04, 2023

Debunking Myths about Ostara with A Hearth Witch

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2 hours 20 minutes

In today’s long-awaited episode, we will be debunking common myths and misconceptions about Ostara! We separate fact from fiction and explore the true origins of the holiday, going back to the 725 with the monk Bede. We discuss everything from the significance of eggs and rabbits in Christian mythology to why Easter is definitely not stolen from the Goddess Ishtar.

To help us with this discussion, we have invited a special guest, A Hearth Witch, who is a German-American folk practitioner and scholar specializing in the study and practice of German Folk practices. You can find their work at their Patreon (https://patreon.com/ahearthwitch), TikTok (tiktok.com/ahearthwitch), Instagram (instagram.com/a.hearth.witch), and YouTube (youtube.com/ahearthwitch).

Citations:

Modern Pagan Festivals: A Study in the Nature of Tradition Author(s): Ronald Hutton Source: Folklore, Vol. 119, No. 3 (December 2008), pp. 251-273 Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/40646468

Pagan Goddesses In The Early Germanic World: Eostre, Hreda and the Cult of Matrons; Philip A Shaw

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aidankelly/2017/05/naming-ostara-litha-mabon/

https://sittingbetweentworivers.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/a-brief-history-of-ostara/#f11

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/panmankey/2018/04/why-we-believe-in-untrue-things/

https://dbpedia.org/page/Ostara_(magazine)

https://ia904701.us.archive.org/0/items/UnknownOstara152ndSeries/Ostara_01.pdf

https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-easter-wasnt-named-after-a-mesopotamian-goddess/

https://www3.nd.edu/~pantsakl/Archive/dateofeaster.pdf

Newall, Venetia. An Egg at Easter: A Folklore Study. Routlege & Paul, 1984.

Bede’s a Reckoning on Time

Jacob Grimm, Teutonic Mythology

Wolzogen, Wegweiser zu deutschern Galubern, 16, 29.

ISTOR, page 786:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/43965085?seq=27

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May 04, 2023

Debunking Myths about Ostara with A Hearth Witch

Listen Later

2 hours 20 minutes

In today’s long-awaited episode, we will be debunking common myths and misconceptions about Ostara! We separate fact from fiction and explore the true origins of the holiday, going back to the 725 with the monk Bede. We discuss everything from the significance of eggs and rabbits in Christian mythology to why Easter is definitely not stolen from the Goddess Ishtar.

To help us with this discussion, we have invited a special guest, A Hearth Witch, who is a German-American folk practitioner and scholar specializing in the study and practice of German Folk practices. You can find their work at their Patreon (https://patreon.com/ahearthwitch), TikTok (tiktok.com/ahearthwitch), Instagram (instagram.com/a.hearth.witch), and YouTube (youtube.com/ahearthwitch).

Citations:

Modern Pagan Festivals: A Study in the Nature of Tradition Author(s): Ronald Hutton Source: Folklore, Vol. 119, No. 3 (December 2008), pp. 251-273 Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/40646468

Pagan Goddesses In The Early Germanic World: Eostre, Hreda and the Cult of Matrons; Philip A Shaw

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aidankelly/2017/05/naming-ostara-litha-mabon/

https://sittingbetweentworivers.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/a-brief-history-of-ostara/#f11

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/panmankey/2018/04/why-we-believe-in-untrue-things/

https://dbpedia.org/page/Ostara_(magazine)

https://ia904701.us.archive.org/0/items/UnknownOstara152ndSeries/Ostara_01.pdf

https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-easter-wasnt-named-after-a-mesopotamian-goddess/

https://www3.nd.edu/~pantsakl/Archive/dateofeaster.pdf

Newall, Venetia. An Egg at Easter: A Folklore Study. Routlege & Paul, 1984.

Bede’s a Reckoning on Time

Jacob Grimm, Teutonic Mythology

Wolzogen, Wegweiser zu deutschern Galubern, 16, 29.

ISTOR, page 786:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/43965085?seq=27

...more

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