Llewellyn's 2024 Witches' Calendar

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Carl McColman (2002). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism. Indianapolis, IN: Alpha. p.121. ISBN 9780028642666.

There are many ways to incorporate Beltane into your life, making it one of the strongest Sabbats. How you observe the holiday is entirely up to you. If you prefer, you can celebrate alone or with family and friends. Sabbat" redirects here. For other uses of Sabbat, see Sabbat (disambiguation). For Wheel of time, see Wheel of time (disambiguation). There is also the lovely and mischievous Baphometta by David Dunlop. She would have been ..." Carmìne DalleYule is a holiday that’s celebrated by more than just Wiccans, and in fact, it’s probably more commonly known as the winter solstice. It’s the day of the year when nighttime is at its longest. For Celtic neopagans, the festival is dedicated to the goddess Brigid, daughter of The Dagda and one of the Tuatha Dé Danann. [23] 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] Suggested celebration timing: That Monday night or any day after, if you wait until the weekend you conflict with Christmas.

Ritual Function: Balance elemental water energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Cancer. In any case, about every six weeks, there is a sabbat to get excited about, and now, let’s see what dates each Sabbat falls on. Wiccan Sabbat Dates The original Mother’s Day. This is the Festival of Women which is observed to honor Juno Luciana. 4 - Feast of Rhiannon( Epona) Suggested Celebration Timing: Observe during the early morning hours of Tuesday between 3:18 am when the moon enters Scorpio and exact conjunction at 6:49 am with the Solar Eclipse.

June 23: Day of the Lady & Lord of the Sidhe – reveling in fae work and otherworldly aspects of the divine. Lughnasadh marks the midpoint between summer and fall, and is the first harvest festival of the year. It’s a time for harvesting grains, giving thanks for the growth that has happened, and to enjoy the warmth and light that is still to come. Celtic pagans mark the festival by making corn dollies and Wiccans bake bread in the shape of the God. Mabon Litha, also known as Midsummer or the summer solstice, will occur on Monday, June 21st 2021. This holiday marks the time when daylight is longest and nighttime is shortest.

This taking on of power by the God as the Sun King and the end of his youthful days running in the greenwood represents the strength and power of the sun over the summer months, though pagans also remember that the God’s path is downhill now (the shortening of days until Yule). The reversal of the Sun's ebbing presence in the sky symbolizes the rebirth of the solar god and presages the return of fertile seasons. [ citation needed] From Germanic to Roman tradition, this is the most important time of celebration. [16] [17] Samhain marks the return of winter and a thinning of the veil between this world and the next, a time of chaos.May 1: Beltane (High Spring) – an ancient pagan festival of fire celebrating the divine union of the God and Goddess.