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McColman, Carl (2003). Complete Idiot's Guide to Celtic Wisdom. Alpha Press. pp.12, 51. ISBN 0-02-864417-4. If you choose to celebrate the festivals on the Wiccan calendar, how you choose to do so is up to you. If you’re part of a coven, you and your fellow witches may have follow certain rituals and customs connected to the holiday. If you are a solitary practitioner, take the time to learn about each Sabbat and learn about the colors, foods, and decorations associated with each. Imbolc is the traditional Gaelic name for 1 February and traditionally marks the first stirrings of spring. It aligns with the contemporary observance of Groundhog Day. It is time for purification and spring cleaning in anticipation of the year's new life. In Rome, it was historically a shepherd's holiday, [21] while the Gaels associated it with the onset of ewes' lactation, prior to birthing the spring lambs. [22] [23]

Bodsworth, Roxanne T (2003). Sunwyse: Celebrating the Sacred Wheel of the Year in Australia. Victoria, Australia: Hihorse Publishing. ISBN 9780909223038. Oct. 31: Winter Nights/Vetrablot – Norse celebration of the arrival of winter November 2022 Holidays April 22,23 – Lyrids Meteor Shower – average shower, up to 20 meteors per hour at peak, but obstructed by the light of the almost full moonOstara is a name for the spring equinox in some modern pagan traditions. The term is derived from a reconstruction produced by linguist Jacob Grimm of an Old High German form of the Old English Ēostre, a proposed Anglo-Saxon goddess for whom, according to Bede, feasts were held in her eponymous month, which he equated to April in the Julian calendar. [26] Full moon–Storm Moonat 9:43 am.Use this month’s moon phase to celebrate balance, rebirth, and renewal. The summer solstice, or Litha, is when the days are the longest. Nature is at it’s peak and the sun is at the highest point in the sky. Pagans give thanks for all of this and at this time, ask for a rich harvest. For Wiccans, this is also when the god is at his full power. Selbie, John A. (1914). "Gifts (Greek and Roman)". In Hastings, James (ed.). Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, Volume 6. New York; Edinburgh: Charles Scribner's Sons; T. & T. Clark. p.212. Starhawk (1979). The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess (1989 reviseded.). New York, New York: Harper and Row. pp. 7–186, 246. ISBN 0-06-250814-8.

May Day is also celebrated by decorated and dancing around the maypole (representing the male aspect). And, it’s believed that, like at Samhain, the veil between the living and the spirit world is thinner. For Wiccans, this Sabbat is also a holiday of love and romance and when the God and Goddess come together. Starhawk (1979, 1989) The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess. New York, Harper and Row ISBN 0-06-250814-8 pp.193-6 (revised edition)Smith, Bonnie G. (2004). Women's History in Global Perspective. University of Illinois Press. p.66. ISBN 978-0-252-02931-8 . Retrieved 14 December 2015. The pre-Christian observance obviously influenced the Christian celebration of All Hallows' Eve, just as the Taoist festival affected the newer Buddhist Ullambana festival. Although the Christian version of All Saints' and All Souls' Days came to emphasize prayers for the dead, visits to graves, and the role of the living assuring the safe passage to heaven of their departed loved ones, older notions never disappeared.

Apr. 28 – May 3: Floralia – Honors the goddess of spring flowers & vegetation. See Persephone May 2022 Holidays Bonfires and raucous celebrations are typical for Litha, so don’t be afraid to go all out for this holiday. This is also the time when we honor the Horned God at the height of his powers. Francisco Goya : The Witches' Sabbath. Mythology Wall Art – Vintage Art Prints with Wooden Hanger Frames. Reproduction print. Wall calendarYule is a time for meditating on the year behind you, as well as life itself. We honor the ever-turning wheel of birth, life, death, and rebirth during Yule. We also use this time to look ahead to the coming spring and the new cycle of life that it will bring with it. An ENORMOUS thank you to our LlewellynCon presenters today: Sterling Moon, Carmen Turner-Schott, Lindsay Fauntleroy, and Elhoim Leafar! For modern-day Wiccans, the harvest might not be as important as it once was, so we use this time to seek abundance and growth in our lives in other ways, such as spiritually. It’s also good to have a Lunar Calendar in your Book of Shadows so you can follow along and work with the Moon phases.

The Wheel of the Year is an annual cycle of seasonal festivals, observed by a range of modern pagans, marking the year's chief solar events ( solstices and equinoxes) and the midpoints between them. British neopagans crafted the Wheel of the Year in the mid-20th century, combining the four solar events (" quarter days") marked by many European peoples, with the four seasonal festivals ("cross-quarter days") celebrated by Insular Celtic peoples. [1] Different paths of modern Paganism may vary regarding the precise timing of each celebration, based on such distinctions as the lunar phase and geographic hemisphere. Gold Zodiac Wheel Earrings, Astrology Jewelry, Sun and Moon Calendar, Horoscope Circle, WItch Holiday Gift a b Harvey, Graham (1994). "The Roots of Pagan Ecology". Journal of Contemporary Religion. 9 (3): 38–41. doi: 10.1080/13537909408580720.The harvest time is a time to reap the benefits of what has been sown. This month collect what you have grown either spiritually, physically, emotionally, or creatively. Don’t forget to save some of the bounties up for the coming cold of winter. Celtic pagans mark the festival by making corn dollies and Wiccans bake bread in the shape of the God. Mabon