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To begin with, we would like to briefly address the issue of identity in the national and overall (European) sense. We'll try to discuss a little the Indo-European religion, which was at the birth of other classical European mythologies. Finally, we'll focus on three domestic traditions of Celtic, Germanic, and Slavic and on gods and creatures.
The Wheel of the Year is a modern system of eight holidays. Four holidays relate to the summer and winter solstices and the spring and autumn equinoxes. The other four holidays are rather associated with the Earth, ancestors, etc. We will show inspiration from ancient times, history, or folklore, but also the current form of these eight holidays of the annual cycle in this article.
In this article, we will try to explain the meanings of the symbols we use in our work. The usage of some symbols dates back to the Stone Age. The most widespread symbol since the Bronze Age is probably the isosceles cross in a circle - the symbol of the Sun. We will deal with this and many other signs in the following text.
We would like to mention a stone circle in South Bohemia called Gabreta and some carved stones nearby. The stones were carved by Jan Fibiger, called Fíba, many years before he started the project Jitřenka (Ostara) as one the two authors. In Gabreta he had a help of his friends with several larger stones.
Ostara is our little family project, that comes from Bystřice pod Hostýnem founded by us, Mr. and Mrs. Fibiger. Although we were somehow creative before, the origin could be dated in 2014. Later, we started to repair an old small house nearby the castle in Bystřice pod Hostýnem. Our interest is mythology, history, folk culture, habits, herbs, nature, etc. These things inspire us in our creation. We think the name Ostara was the best pick for our project. Ostara is the Morning Star. Actually, we're talking about planet Venus. Ostara in Lithuania is perceived as Aušriné. In antiquity, she was known as the goddess of dawn Aurora or Eos. The Germanics called her Ostara or Eostre. This resemblance isn't adventitious, however, it refers to the common Indo-European origin of many European nations.