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The Sabbats (Wiccan Holidays)
Samhain (All Hallows Eve, Hallowmas, Halloween)
October 31st or November 1st
For Wiccans, Samhain marks the new year, and is the most important Sabbat. It is a time to remember ancestors, and a time to celebrate the harvest and all accomplished over the year.
Yule (Winter Solstice)
December 20,21,22, or 23.
Yule is the longest night and the shortest day of the year. Wiccans consider Yule to be either the year's beginning or end. This is the time to celebrate the return of the light. Yule is the solar turning of the tides, and the newborn sun offers a fresh start and literally, a new day. It is a time of renewal and hope.
Brigid (Imbolic,Candlemas,Imblog, or Brigid's Day)
February 1st or 2nd
Brigid is a preparation for spring. Wiccans clean and organize their living space as well as their minds and hearts in preparation of the upcoming season of growth.
Ostara ( Eostar, Spring Equinox)
March 20,21,22, or 23.
Winter is now over. Light is increasing. The day and night are now equal in length. Spring has arrived, or is coming soon. Ostara is the time for fertility, birth and renewal. The ice is thawing and the growing season for plants and animals begins today. Growth is the theme for the day.
Beltane (May eve, May day)
April 30th, May 1st
Beltane is the time of the marriage of the Goddess as Mother Earth and the God of the Greenwood. It is an ancient fertility festival marking the beginning of the planting cycle. The festival was to ensure a good growing season and a bountiful harvest. Beltane is light hearted and playful.
Litha (Summer solstice, mid-summer)
June 20,21,22 or 23rd.
Litha is the longest day and the shortest night of the year. Light triumphs, but will now begin to fade into darkness as autumn approaches. The woods and forest have reached their peak fullness. This is the time of abundance for wildlife and people. The holiday is joy.
Lammas
August 1st
For the ancient Pagans, Lammas was a time of both hope and fear. They held hope for a bountiful harvest and abundant food, but they feared that the harvest wouldn't be large enough and that the cold months ahead would be filled with struggle and deprivation. At Lammas, modern Wiccans also face their fears and concentrate on developing their own abilities, and take steps to protect themselves and their home.
Mabon (Harvest Home)
September 20, 21, 22 or 23rd
At Mabon, the day and night are equal in length. Mabon is the time of Thanksgiving. Darkness overtakes the light.
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