We celebrate Four Major Sabbats
And Four Minor Esbats
The Sabbats are what we Wicca call the Ancient Holy-Days:
SamHuin-November Eve.
The Celtic "End of Summer", and the beginning of the New Year. The Time when the Veil Between Worlds is at its Thinnest, when the Spirits of our Ancestors are heard, and We are heard by Them.
Imbolc-February Eve.
Imbolq represents the first stirring of life in the seeds buried in the Earth. It is a time of renewal, cleansing and rebirth. The word Imbolq in Irish Gaelic means "the surrounding of the belly" or "around the belly" and referred to the Earth as the Mother Goddess' womb. For the Celts, this day was the beginning of Spring.
Beltuin-May Eve.
The Fires of Belenus-the "Shining God"
Lughnasadh-August Eve.
The Wedding of Lugh
The Esbats are the Equinoxes and Solstices:
Yule-December 21st.
Ostara-March 21st.
Litha-June 21st.
Mabon-September 21st.
