Sabbats
The Wheel of the Year is a cycle of eight pagan Sabbats marking seasonal changes and agricultural rhythms. These include:
Samhain (Oct 31 - Nov 1): The witch’s new year, honoring ancestors and marking the thinning of the veil.
Yule (Winter Solstice, Dec 20-23): Celebrating the rebirth of the sun and the longest night of the year.
Imbolc (Feb 1-2): A festival of light and renewal, honoring Brigid and the coming of spring.
Ostara (Spring Equinox, Mar 19-23): A time of balance, celebrating fertility and new beginnings.
Beltane (May 1): A fire festival of passion, fertility, and the union of the divine masculine and feminine.
Litha (Summer Solstice, Jun 19-23): The longest day, honoring the sun’s peak power and abundance.
Lammas/Lughnasadh (Aug 1): The first harvest festival, giving thanks for the grain and the earth’s bounty.
Mabon (Autumn Equinox, Sep 19-23): A time of balance and gratitude, celebrating the second harvest before winter’s approach.
Each sabbat reflects the cycles of nature, life, death, and rebirth.
Learn more about each Sabbat
**Posting each Sabbat as they arise in 2026.
Imbolc (Candlemas/Oimelc), February 1
Imbolc (meaning “in the belly of the mother”) / Candlemas / Oimelc celebrates the triple Goddess in her Maiden aspect (often being honored as the Bride), seeds stirring in nature (her womb), the Celtic Goddess Brigid, and lambing season. Imbolc is the halfway point between Winter Solstice (Yule) and the Spring Equinox (Ostara).
Ostara (Spring Equinox), March 20-22
Ostara marks the halfway point between Yule (Winter Solstice) and Litha (Summer Solstice), a time when day and night stand in perfect balance as the Sun makes its grand return.
Beltane (May Day), May 1
Beltane marks the halfway point between the Spring Equinox (Ostara) and the Summer Solstice (Litha), signifying the end of spring and the beginning of summer. It’s a time to celebrate the arrival of longer, lighter days.
Litha (Summer Solstice), June 20-22
Litha sits opposite of Yule on the Wheel of the Year as the longest day of the calendar year. Light and life are abundant. From this point forward, each day becomes shorter and shorter until we reach Yule. We celebrate the beauty of life at its fullest point and the blossomed world around us.
Yule (Winter Solstice), December 20-23
Yule is when the dark half of the year relinquishes to the light half. Starting the next morning at sunrise, the sun climbs just a little higher and stays a little longer in the sky each day. Known as Solstice Night, or the longest night of the year, the sun's "rebirth" was celebrated with much joy.