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04/05/2026

One of my favorite images of Eostra.

Happy Rebirth of life day !

Say Eostra 3x fast.

Sound like Easter !

The Goddess Ostara, or Eostre, is the Anglo-Saxon Goddess of Spring, the East, Resurrection, and Rebirth, is also the Maiden aspect of the Three-fold Goddess. She gave Her name to the Christian festival of Easter (which is an older Pagan festival appropriated by the Church), whose timing is still dictated by the Moon. Modern Pagans celebrate Her festival on the Vernal Equinox, usually around March 21, the first day of Spring.

Ostara was an important Goddess of spring to the ancient Saxons, but we know little else of Her other than this. Some have suggested that Ostara is merely an alternate name for F***g or Freya, but neither of these Goddesses seem to have quite the same fertility function as Ostara does. F***g, Goddess of the home, wouldn’t seem to be associated with such an earthy festival and Freya’s form of fertility is more based on eroticism than reproduction.

However, Ostara is associated, almost interchangebly, with many different Goddesses. [Again, purely speculation] She is essentially identical to Freya, for She is the Goddess of the fertile spring, the resurrection of life after winter. She was equated with the Goddess Idunna, who bore the Apples of Eternal Youth to the Aesir, and many believe that Ostara and Idunna are the same, or represent the same principle. She is almost certainly the same as the Greek Goddess Eos, Goddess of the Dawn. (Again, following the threefold theme — Eos is the Maiden aspect of the three goddesses Eos /Dawn, Hemera /Day and Nyx/Night.) As Ostara is Goddess of the Dawn, we can understand why sunrise services have always been an important aspect of the spring resurrection/rebirth observances of other cultures.

Eggs and rabbits are sacred to Her as is the full moon [though there is no historical record of this], since the ancients saw in its markings the image of a rabbit or the hare. Pagan Anglo-Saxons made offerings of colored eggs to Her at the Vernal Equinox. They placed them at graves especially, probably as a charm of rebirth. (Egyptians and Greeks were also known to place eggs at gravesites). The Goddess of Fertility was also the Goddess of Grain, so offerings of bread and cakes were also made to Her. Rabbits are sacred to Ostara, especially white rabbits, and She was said to be able to take the form of a rabbit.

One myth says Ostara found a bird dying from the cold. She changed it to a rabbit so it could keep warm. Maybe this is why the Easter Bunny brings eggs to children on Easter. Traditionally German children are told that it is the Easter hare that lays all the Easter eggs.

03/31/2026

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03/31/2026

03/30/2026

03/30/2026

"Frida loved me. It’s a shame I burned a letter she wrote where she said, ‘I live for you and diego only.’ It was a beautiful love. She used to say, ‘I birthed you. I had you.’ And I told her, ‘yes, I feel your blood in mine.’ She gave birth to me. I admired her deeply, but I loved her more than I admired her paintings. She had her black mustache. It was thick, thick black hair. I loved seeing her eyebrows and her mustache. And she loved her mustache."

-Chavela Vargas

"I met Chavela Vargas today. An extraordinary, le***an woman. In fact, I took a liking to her erotically. I don’t know if she felt what I did, but I think she is a very liberal woman, and if she asked, I would not hesitate a second before un******ng in front of her. How often do we not just want a good lay? She is, I repeat, erotic. Is she perhaps a gift sent to me from heaven?"

-Frida Kahlo

03/11/2026

A century ago, March 8 was not only a celebration. It was a cry for dignity.

In 1909, women in New York marked a National Woman’s Day organized by the Socialist Party of America. They were fighting for better pay, safer work, and the right to be heard. At that time, many women worked long hours. They earned less than men. They had little power over the decisions that shaped their lives.

Then in 1910, at an international conference in Copenhagen, a German activist named Clara Zetkin shared a bold idea. She said one day each year should belong to women everywhere. A day when women could unite their voices and demand equality.

The idea spread.

In 1911, more than a million people across Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland joined the first International Women’s Day events. Women marched not for attention, but for rights. For work. For respect. For a better future.

But the reason March 8 became unforgettable came a few years later.

In 1917, in Petrograd, Russia, women went into the streets demanding “Bread and Peace.” They were tired of war, hunger, poverty, and loss.

These were mothers. Daughters. Wives. Workers.
Women who had carried pain in silence.

But on that day, they refused to stay quiet. Their protest became one of the sparks that helped start the Russian Revolution.

That is why March 8 matters.

It is not just another date on the calendar. It is a date written by women who stood up when the world expected them to endure in silence. Women who fought not only for themselves, but for generations they would never meet.

Years later, the world officially recognized what history had already shown.

In 1975, the United Nations began observing International Women’s Day. In 1977, it called on countries around the world to honor women’s rights and international peace.

So today, when we say Happy Women’s Day, we are not only celebrating beauty, kindness, and love.

We are honoring the woman who cries in private and smiles in public.

The woman who gives up her dreams for her children.
The woman who holds the house, the family, and everyone else together.
The woman who keeps giving even when no one asks if she is tired.
The woman who survives things she never speaks about.
Women’s Day is not only about celebrating women.

It is about thanking women for carrying life, pain, hope, and love all at once.

Some women changed history in the streets.
Some changed history inside small homes that no one will ever write about.

Both matter.
Both deserve to be remembered.

Remember the women who changed the world and were often never fully thanked for it.

March 8 belongs to them.

03/11/2026

Period Y’all founder Skylar Davis is working to fight period poverty across Kentucky by expanding access to free menstrual products.⁠
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Since launching in 2022, the nonprofit has installed period pantries in several communities and donated supplies to more than 100 schools across the Appalachian region.⁠
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🔗 https://queerkentucky.com/skylar-davis-period-yall-kentucky-period-poverty/

03/09/2026

March Vagenda! Brought to you this month by our secretary, MacKenzie! 💫🌷💚

03/09/2026

This one.💕

This one means everything.

Everyone deserves access to quality period products. Everyone deserves dignified menstrual care & education.

We are unbelievably thrilled to announce TWO Pink Period Pantries will be installed at The Boys & Girls Club in Parkersburg on April 3rd at 11:00 am.

We invite you to celebrate with us, grab a donut, and cheer on menstrual equity in the MOV! 🍩

RSVP HERE! Pink Period Pantries Ribbon Cutting: Boys & Girls Club Edition 💕