sabbats

BRIGHT BLESSINGS AL

Festivals are Celebrated around every Six Weeks.
There are Eight Festivals in Total.
The Northern Hemisphere and The Southern Hemisphere Celebrates Festivals on different Dates Because of the Different Seasons. Below are the Dates that both Hemispheres Celebrate the festivals and A description of what the Festival Means.

also known as: Lugnasad, Lammas, Cornucopia, Thingtide, Lammastide, Lughomass, Festival of Light, Latha Lunasdal Falling midway between Summer Solstice and Autumnal Equinox is the cross-quarter holiday of Lughnasadh, which is the first in the trilogy of harvest festivals, Lughnasadh, Mabon and finally Samhain. It is at the time of Lughnasadh when the days suddenly seem to shorten and the nights grow longer.

LUGHNASADH
(Around February 2nd - Southern hemisphere)
(on or about August 1st - Northern Hemisphere)

MABON
(Around March 22nd - Southern Hemisphere)
(around September 22nd - Northern Hemisphere)

also known as: Alban Elfed, Winter Finding
AUTUMN EQUINOX/MABON: The Second or Continuing Harvest. Now, as at Ostara, the days and nights are equal once again. Gardens are in full bloom and heavy with nature's bounty. There is a slight nip in the air already and preparations begin to prepare for the long cold months which are to come.

SAMHAIN
(around May 1st - Southern Hemisphere)
(October 31st -Nov 1st - Northern Hemisphere)

The Last Harvest. The Earth nods a sad farewell to the God.
We know that He will once again be reborn of the Goddess and the cycle will continue. This is the time of reflection,
the time to honor the Ancients who have gone on before us and the time of 'Seeing" (divination). As we contemplate the Wheel of the Year, we come to recognize our own part in the eternal cycle of Life.

YULE
(Around June 21st - Southern Hemisphere)
(around DECEMBER 22nd Northern Hemisphere)

Also known as: Yuletide, alban arthan.
Yule is the time of greatest darkness and the longest night of the year. The Winter Solstice had been associated with the birth of a "Divine King" long before the rise of Christianity. Since the Sun is considered to
represent the Male Divinity in many Pagan Traditions,
this time is celebrated as the "return of the Sun God" where He is reborn of the Goddess.

IMBOLC
(August 1st or 2nd - Southern Hemisphere) (February 1st or 2nd - Northern Hemisphere)

also known as: Candlemas, Imbolg, Imbolgc brigantia, Lupercus, Disting IMBOLC: The earliest whisperings of Springtide are heard now as the Goddess nurtures Her Young Son. As a time of the year associated with beginning growth, Imbolc is an initiatory period for many. Here we plant the "seeds" of our hopes and dreams for the coming summer months.

OSTARA
(September 21st - Southern Hemisphere)
(around March 21st - Northern Hemisphere)

also known as: Vernal Equinox, Ostara, Alban Eiler, Esther
SPRING EQUINOX/OSTARA: ( on or about March 21) The first true day of Springtide. The days and nights are now equal in length as the Young God continues to mature and grow. We begin to see shoots of new growth and swelling buds on the trees. Energy is building as the days become warmer with promise.

also known as: Mayday, Walburga, Galan Mai, Shenn da Boaldyn,Bealtinne, Beltine, Beltain, Beal-tine, Beltan, Bel-tien, Beltein, Bealtuinn and Bealtaine
BELTAINE: The Land represented by the Goddess is now ripe and fertile and the Young God expresses His Love for Her. This is a time of joyous reveling as the first flowers of Summer are gathered in Their Honor.

BELTAINE
(October 31st - Southern Hemisphere)
(April 30-May 1 - Northern Hemisphere )

MIDSUMMER/SOLSTICE/LITHA
(December 22nd - Southern Hemisphere)
(around June 21st - Northern Hemisphere)

also known as: Litha, Feill-Sheathain, Jani, Alban Hefin, Juhannus, Midsommarafton, Saint John's Eve.
"Turn your face to the Sun and the shadows fall behind you." -- Maori Prover

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