Date: September 21
Other Names: Autumn Equinox
Goddesses: Modron, Bona Dea, Persephone, Demeter, Ceres, Morgan, Epona, Pamona
Gods: Mabon ap Modron, John Barleycorn, Wicker man, Thoth, Hermes, Hotei, Dionysus, Bacchus
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Category: Holidays
The Wiccan Wheel of the Year has eight holidays arranged around it; Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lammas and Mabon. These are the main festivals celebrated by Wiccans and they are called Sabbats. There are posts in this section offering information on each Sabbat, as well as the Esbats or full moon celebrations, and any other holidays or festivals of interest.
Lammas
Date: August 1
Other Names: Lughnasadh
Goddesses: Dana, Tailltiu, Demeter, Ceres, Seelu, Isis, Luna
Gods: Lugh, John Barleycorn, Lleu, Dagon, Tammuz, Dionysus, Tanu, Taranis
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Date: June 21
Other Names: Summer Solstice, Midsummer, St. John’s Eve
Goddesses: Aphrodite, Astarte, Freya, Hathor, Ishtar, Venus
Gods: Puck, Pan
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Date: May 1
Other Names: May Day
Goddesses: Flora, Diana, Artemis,
Gods: Pan, The Green Man, Faunus
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Date: March 21
Other Names: Spring Equinox, Eostra’s Day
Goddesses: Aphrodite, Eostra, Ma-Ku, Lady of the Lake, Minerva, Isis, Rheda, Coatlicue
Gods: Adonis, Ovis, Dylan, Odin, Osiris, Attis, Mithras
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Date: February 2
Other Names: Candlemas, Oimelc, Brigid’s Day
Goddesses: Arachne, Arianrhod, Athena, Attar, Brigid, Februa, Gaia, Selene, Vesta
Gods: Braggi, Cupid, Diancecht, Dainichi, Essus, Februus, Pax
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Date: December 21
Other Names: Winter Solstice
Goddesses: Brigid, Isis, Demeter, Gaia, Diana
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Date: October 31
Other Names: Halloween, New Years, Feast of the Dead, Shadowfest, Martinmas
Goddesses: Hecate, Alcyone, Ereshkigal, Hel, Nepthys, White Lady
Gods: Carneios, Cel, Dagda, Hades, Odin, Osiris, Tuoni
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The Esbats are the celebrations of the thirteen full moons in a year, traditionally a time for Wiccans to gather and work magic – compared to the Sabbats which are usually more celebration than magical working. While the Sabbats are fire festivals, the Esbats are also a time for attuning with the energies of the Moon and her cycles. While the phases of the moon are important, the month the full moon falls in can also affect magical workings.
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