IshtarFest 1977, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

In 1965, Bea Stanley and several other students at Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles came up with the idea of a festival to celebrate the Vernal Equinox and the event known today as “Easter”, a corruption of the word “Ishtar”, celebrating the descent of the Goddess into the Underworld and Her Triumphant Return (after the traditional 3 days & 3 nights including meals and tips, in the traditional Grave). These days, she’s had a sex-change and appears as the Easter Rabbit, leaving little eggs all over the White House lawn. Please don’t forget what this Sacred Holyday is all about — chocolate.

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T. took this photo of our IshtarFest 3, back in Los Angeles, Easter 1967. It’s a lot less messy now that we’re online!!!

See You At The Top!!!

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