The dates for the Minor Sabbths (Yule, Ostara, Lithe, Mabon) can slightly vary to each year because the equinox/solstice depend on what's happening in the sky not specific dates (unlike the Major Sabbaths). The variation is only a day or so either side of the date given.


Samhain - October 31st (Northern Hemisphere) May 1st (Southern Hemisphere)
New Years Eve in the Celtic calender. It is the night when the veil between the living and the dead is at it's thinnest, it is when the spirit of our ancestors are honoured when they vist us. It is also the night when the Goddess enters the underworld and we enter dream time. Appropriated by the Christians religion as All Saints Day, Nov 1st and All Souls Day, Nov 2nd, the day honouring the dead.

Yule - December 21st (Northen Hemisphere) June 21st (Southern Hemisphere)
Yule is the winter solstice, the longest eve of the year. It is also known as the Feastival of Light, when the Goddess conceives her son, the Sun God. It is a Sabbath for rejoicing in the discovery of new light and new birth, within the womb of darkness as each day grows brighter. It was appointed by the Christians as Christ's birthday and then was moved to Dec. 25th.

Imbolc - February 2nd (Northen Hemisphere)August 1st (Southern Hemisphere)
Mean in the belly in Gaelic and it is the holiday that celebrates the first evidence of the return to life. It is also the holy day of the Goddess Brigid, Goddess of Fire and Muse to poets. Appointed by the Christians as St. Brigid's Day, the feast of the Purification of Mary, the day on which the churches candles are blessed for the year.

Ostara - March 21st (Northern Hemisphere) September 21st (Southern Hemisphere)
The Vernal Equinox, the holy day when light and the light are in complete balance. It is the day when life is born from the great mother re-appearing on Earth's i it's full glory. Ostara is the Great Mother of the fertile Earth and her symbols are eggs and rabbits and flowers to remind us of her blessings. This was appointed by the Christians as Annuction Day, the day the Angel Gabriel came to the Virgin Mary to ask her to bear the Christ's child. Also used by the church as the date Christ's resurrection was determined. The first Sunday after the full moon after the spring equinox, called Easter from the Goddess Ostara.

Beltane - May 1st (Northen Hemisphere) October 31st (Southern Hemisphere)
Beltane is also known as May Eve, or May Day depending on when celebrated on the first. It is the holiday of the young Goddess and God encountered and fell in love with each other. We celebrate it with the ecstasy of love as it fills the Earth with life. Beltane is celebrated by many Catholics as "The May Crowning" when, as in the Pagan traditions, statues of Mary are crowned with wreaths or flowers. She is referred to as the Queen of Angels, or the Queen of MAy. Prior to the apparition the latter title reffered to the Goddess, her preistess, or a young woman chosen from the community to embody the Goddess.

Lithe - June 21st (Northern Hemisphere) December 21st (Southern Hemisphere)
Summer solstice is the longest day of the wheel though from this day forth the sun's presence will wane. The fertile conjunction of the Sun and Earth are celebrated as the divine union of the Goddess and God. People should rejoice in the fruitfulness of their lives, giving thanks to the Great Mother Earth. This is also known as Midsummer's Day or by the Catholics as the feast of St. John the Baptist.

Lammas - August 1st (Northern Hemisphere) February 2nd (Southern Hemisphere)
Lammas is a first harvest celebration in which we give thanks for the fruits of the Earth. It is also the wake for the Celtic God of the Sun, Lugh, who is said to enter the underworld on this day. It is celebrated with games, races, dances, and ritual fire. August 13st was celebrated by the Ancient Romans and Pagan Italians as the birthday of the Goddess Diana, appointed byt the Christians as the day of Mary's Assumption into Heaven.

Mabon - September 21st (Northern Hemisphere) March 21st (Southern Hemisphere)
Autumn Equinox, is when light and Dark are in perfect balance, though the movement is towards darkness. On this holy day, the mystery of eternal life is comtemplated as the sun goes into the seed that will sustain life through the dark months ahead. Th goddess is thanked for her generosity with the comtemplation of the harvest; the God is thanked for his gift of energy as it is embodied in the waning sun and we reflect on those goals we brought into fruition.


Then it is Samhain and so on which is the last and first of the Celtic wheel.
Depending on what tradition you use you might find different dates and different meaning but they tend to be losely connected to one another.