| Sabbats and What they Stand For |
| YULE~~December 21st Celebrating the rebirth of the sun . this holiday is also known as winter solstice. A fire and a Yule log are present. A piece of old Yule log is kept for the next year to light the new yule log ..... this is also used to protect the home during the year ....People say this startes the wheel of the year , with the idea that the years turn continuous with spokes making the seasonal holidays and occasions. IMBOLIC~~February 2nd Also know as Candlemas, this marks the midpoint between the winter solstice and the vernal eguinox. It also marks the recovery of the Goddess after giving Birth to the God During Yule. So it if tradition to every lamp or candle in the house to honor the Suns birth. OSTARA~~Vernal Eguinox or Spring~ March 21 The first true day of spring. days are longer and nights are shorter. Life is renewed and planting of floweres and trees all around BELTANE~~April 30th This holiday celebrates the merging of the Goddess and the God and the Young God as he moves in to manhood. Her fertility is celebrated as well . Time for the Maypoles and Flowers..... This is also a good time for hand fasting(wiccan marriage)ceremonies. This holiday is usually celebrated in the forest or around alot of trees LITHA~~Midsummer ~ June 21st Also known as Summer Solsice. This is a Perfect time for all kinds of magick and spells . this is when the powers of nature are at there highest point . This is also the longest day of the year. LUGHNASADH~~August 1st Time for the first harvest of the year. The God begins to lose his strength as the days grow shorter. Nothing in in nature remains constant and we are reminded of this on the holiday AUTUMN EQUINOX~~or MABON September 21st Harvest is now completed and the days and nights are egual once again. The God Prepares to travel Towards renewal and rebirth from the Goddess Nature prepares for winter SAMHAIN or HALLOWEEN~~October 31st This is when we bid farewell to the God as he prepares to be reborn of the Goddess at Yule . Time to reflect on the past year and the comming of the greatest change in life-----death. We remember our ancestors and loved ones on this day . this is also perfect time to do spells to rid oneself of bad habits . this also marks the end of the wheel of the year (sometimes called the newyear~) |
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