• Seasonal and Holiday Decorating

    CELEBRATING SPRING

    Spring celebrations are an ancient practice. Some are based on the solar calendar, which track the Earth’s Orbit around the sun, and some are based on the Judeo Solar Lunar Calendar (say that five times fast :)), which tracks the solar calendar but also incorporates the cycles of the moon. For instance, Western Easter and Jewish Passover fall on the first Sunday following the first full moon of the Spring Equinox. The Pagan and Wiccan holiday of Ostara occurs on the Spring Equinox. Orthodox Easter celebrations are based on the Julian Calendar that was created by Julius Caesar. The oldest…