Sabbats and Esbats

Samhain

Also called: Halloween, All Hallows Eve, All Saints & All Souls, Day of the Dead dates: October 31, early November colors: black, orange, indigo tools: votive candles, magic mirror, cauldron, pumpkins, divination tools energy: death & transformation; Wiccan new year goddesses: Crone, Hecate gods: Horned Hunter, Cernnunos, Anubis rituals: honoring ancestors, releasing old, foreseeing future, understanding death and rebirth customs: jack o'lanterns, spirit plate, ancestor altar, divination, costumes

Samhain Page

Winter Solstice

Also called: Yule, Jul, Saturnalia, Christmas, solar/secular New Year dates: around December 21 colors: red, green, white tools: mistletoe, evergreen wreath, lights, gifts, holly, Yule log, Yule tree energy: regeneration & renewal goddesses: Great Mother, Isis, Mary, Tonazin, Lucina, Bona Dea gods: Sun Child, Horus, Jesus, Mithras, Santa/Odin, Saturn, Holly King rituals: personal renewal, world peace, honoring family & friends customs: wreaths, lights, gift-giving, singing, feasting, resolutions

Yule Page

Candlemas

Also called: Imbolc, Oimelc, Brigid's Day; merged with Lupercalia/Valentines Day dates: February 2, early February colors: white, red tools: candles, seeds, Brigid wheel, milk energy: conception, initiation, inspiration goddesses: Brigid, Maiden gods: Groundhog, other creatures emerging from hibernation; young Sun rituals: creative inspiration, purification, initiation, candle work, house & temple blessings customs: lighting candles, seeking omens of Spring, cleaning house, welcoming Brigid

Candlemas Page

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Ritual

Spring Equinox

Also called: Ostara, St. Patrick's Day, Easter dates: around March 21 colors: green, yellow tools: eggs, basket, green clothes energy: birthing, sprouting, greening goddesses: Ostara, Kore, Maiden gods: Hare, Green Man rituals: breakthrough, new growth, new projects, seed blessings customs: wearing green, egg games, new clothes, egg baskets

Ostara Site

Site Two

Beltane

Also called: May Eve, May Day, Walspurgis Night dates: April 30, early May colors: rainbow spectrum, blue, green, pastels, all colors tools: Maypole & ribbons, flower crowns, fires, bowers, fields energy: youthful play, exhuberance, sensuality, pleasure goddesses: May Queen, Flora gods: May King, Jack in the Green rituals: love, romance, fertility, crop blessings, creativity endeavors customs: dancing Maypole, jumping fire, mating, flower baskets

Summer Solstice

Also called: Midsummer, Litha, St. John's Day dates: around June 21 colors: yellow, gold, rainbow colors tools: bonfires, Sun wheel, Earth circles of stone energy: partnership goddesses: Mother Earth, Mother Nature gods: Father Sun/Sky, Oak King rituals: community, career, relationships, Nature Spirit communion, planetary wellness customs: bonfires, processions, all night vigil, singing, feasting, celebrating with others

Summer Solstice Site One

Site Two

Lammas

Also called: Lughnassad dates: August 2, early August colors: orange, yellow, brown, green tools: sacred loaf of bread, harvested herbs, bonfires energy: fruitfulness, reaping prosperity goddesses: Demeter, Ceres, Corn Mother gods: Grain God, Lugh, John Barleycorn rituals: prosperity, generosity, continued success customs: offering of first fruits/grains, games, country fairs

Lammas Site

Fall Equinox

Also called: Mabon, Michaelmas dates: around September 21 colors: orange, red, brown, purple, blue tools: cornucopia, corn, harvested crops energy: appreciation & harvest goddesses: Bona Dea, Land Mother gods: Mabon, Sky Father rituals: thanksgiving, harvest, introspection customs: offerings to land, preparing for cold weather, bringing in harvest

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