Wheel Of The Year


Samhain - Witches New Year - Oct. 31
Yule - Winter Solstice - Dec. 21
Imbolg - Candlemass - Feb. 2
Ostara - Spring Equinox - Mar. 21
Beltane - May Day - May 1
Mid-Summer - Summer Solstice - June 21
Lammas - Lughnassad - Aug. 2
Mabon - Fall Equinox - Sept. 21



Samhain - Oct. 31
Samhain, Also Known as Halloween is the Wiccan New Year. It is a time to remember your relatives, friends, and ancestors who have passed on to the Summerland. On this night, the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead is at its thinnest and the spirits of the dead walk the Earth on this night.


Yule - Dec 21 - Dec 23
Yule is the time when the Sun is reborn from the Mother Goddess. Many of the traditional Christmas symbols have their roots in this Pagan holiday. The Yule tree was an ancient Druid spell to conjure back Spring. The Yule Tide begins on Dec. 20 and ends twelve days later on Dec. 31.


Candlemas - Feb. 2
This is the first of the three Spring Sabbats. The Earth Mother is beginning to wake from her winter sleep. The God is growing stronger as the days get longer. The Candlemas Sabbat marks the time to remember the Spring and to celebrate the things that are yet to be born.


Ostara - Spring Equinox - Mar 21 - Mar 23
This is a time of balance when light and dark are equal, with light overcomming dark. The days are now longer than the nights. It is not winter anymore, but not quite Spring.


Beltane - May 1
This is the time when Spring has sprung. The leaves are returning to the trees. It is traditional to do the maypole dance on Beltane. This is when the Goddess makes love with the God. The days are warmer now.


Litha - Summer Solstice June 21 - 23

The Sun is at the height of his power and this is the the longest day of the year. This Sabbat is traditionally celebrated with bonfires. This is a time also to commune with the little folk and faeries.


Lughnassad - Aug 2
This is the first harvest holiday. First fruits are offered to the Goddess and the God. The Sun King is beginning to grow old as the days get shorter again. Mabon - Fall Equinox - Sept. 21 - 23
This is the second harvest holiday. It is a time to reap what has been sown. The Sun King gets ready for his journey to the Summerland where he dies on Samhain, yet to be reborn on Yule.