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The information presented on this main page is a basic overview of the Wiccan year.

More detailed information for each Sabbat is being compiled and will have a link of its own in the near future, please check back then and feel free to submit any Sabbat work you wish to see posted!

Mabon – September 21st (Autumn Equinox)

Mabon is a time of balance, the autumn equinox. It is also known as the Feast of the Second Harvest, and a feast there always usually is. Food such as potatoes, bread, beef, apples and pumpkins are eaten, while remembering to ensure there is enough stored for the coming winter. It is a time to prepare for the winter, and to feast and celebrate with family and friends.

Beltane – May 1st

Beltane is one of the few Celtic celebrations that is still known and held in the modern day. It is also commonly known as May Day. It is a day for celebration of new life, for spring is obviously coming and it is at this time of year that the God and Goddess unite. Many celebrate this day with dancing, feasts of fruits, the famous May Pole and of course passion. This would be a great night for working fertility magick and the altar should be decorated in white, red and pink and flowers should be abundant.

Imbolc – February 2nd

Imbolc is the turn of the wheel when the end of winter is in sight. As the planting of the crops would be growing near it is a time to bless tools and seed. At this time the Goddess is in her Maiden stage, growing herself and maturing. The tradional feast for this time of year is foods still available from the last of the winter stores. These include rabbit, venison, bread and potatoes. A feast at this time is meager but very hopeful for a plentiful spring, tables should be decorated with green and brown.

Litha – June 21st (Summer Solstice)

Litha is the longest day of the year, the most powerful time for the powers of the God. Many celebrate this day with games of strength, in spirit of the Gods strong powers. After this day the God slowly fades until he dies, even as he grows in the womb of the Goddess. Dishes made with berries, oranges, carrots, peaches and other fruit and vegetables are popular on this day as they are the food of the summer.

Yule – December 21st (Winter Solstice)

Yule is the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. On this night the Sun God is born and the days grow longer once more. It is tradition to burn a Yule log, remembering to keep some for the following year. In modern times many Wiccans combine Yule and Christmas, using Yule as a time for gift giving, well wishes and other holiday activites. Feasts, gifts and merriment are abundant on this holiday.

Lughnasadh – July 31st

Lughnasadh is the first of the harvest festivals. Due to this foods of many grains are traditional on this day. The God is slowly losing power as the sun shortens each day. Typically I spend this day feeling the remaining power of the God by feeling the sun on my face as I walk, often eating grain bread spread with berry jam.

Ostara – March 21st (Spring Equinox)

Ostara, also called Eostra is the spring equinox. This is a time of balance in the world, and a time to celebrate the nature on earth. Activities for this day include dancing, attuning to nature and planting seeds and plants. A good ritual for this day is simply to give thanks to the divine, and use fresh breads, berries and herbs in your cooking for that day.

Samhain – October 31st

This Sabbat has been turned into the modern holiday Halloween, which means it has lost much of its meaning for many people. It is a time when the veils between worlds are at their thinnest, Due to this many rituals on this night are for contacting those who have gone before. Rituals on this night should use black or silver on their altars. This was also traditionally a time for the sacrificing of animals that would not endure the winter, it maybe this slaughter of animals on a Sabbat that lead to the wide held view that witches sacrificed animals in their rituals.