Eight festivals.
One turning world.
Explore the seasonal rhythm of contemporary Wicca through the eight commonly celebrated Sabbats.
Celebrate with understanding
These festivals are widely recognized in modern Wiccan calendars, but their names, origins, ritual forms, and dates are not identical across traditions. These guides explain the difference between historical background and contemporary practice.
Listed in a Northern Hemisphere cycle beginning at Samhain. Seasonal dates may be reversed in the Southern Hemisphere.
Samhain
Remembrance, transition, and the closing of the harvest season.
Explore the festival ↗SABBAT 2 OF 8Yule and the Winter Solstice
The winter turning point, light and darkness, and seasonal renewal.
Explore the festival ↗SABBAT 3 OF 8Imbolc: The First Signs of Spring
A seasonal festival associated with light, renewal, and the approach of spring.
Explore the festival ↗SABBAT 4 OF 8Ostara and the Spring Equinox
The spring equinox as a marker of balance, growth, and seasonal transition.
Explore the festival ↗SABBAT 5 OF 8Beltane: May and the Green World
Fertility symbolism, community gatherings, and the onset of summer.
Explore the festival ↗SABBAT 6 OF 8Litha and the Summer Solstice
The longest daylight period and the symbolism of midsummer.
Explore the festival ↗SABBAT 7 OF 8Lughnasadh and Early Harvest
The first harvest, community, labor, and seasonal gratitude.
Explore the festival ↗SABBAT 8 OF 8Mabon and the Autumn Equinox
Modern Wiccan autumn-equinox observances of balance and harvest.
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