New Year
Pagan new year is Samhain, celebrated on Oct 31st. History The western world celebrates the new year on Jan. 1 in the early weeks of winter. For thousands of years…
Christmas
History Christmas is the Christianisation of Yule (The winter solstice) and most Christmas traditions can be traced to ancient solstice celebrations. The Roman name of the Yule festival was Sol…
Pagan Sabbats: Yule
Falls somewhere between December 21st - 23rd in Northern Hemisphere / June 21st - 23rd in Southern Hemisphere Yule is also known as Solstice Night. Although it marks the sun's…
Pagan Sabbats: Samhain
Falls Nov 1st in Northern Hemisphere / May 1st in Southern Hemisphere Samhain (pronounced Sow-een) is the third and final of the three Pagan harvest festivals. The Wheel of the Year is…
Halloween
History By A.D. 43 the Romans had succeeded in claiming the majority of the Celtic lands. They ruled for approximately four hundred years combining or influencing many Celtic traditional celebrations…
Pagan Sabbats: Mabon
Falls somewhere between September 21st - 23rd in Northern Hemisphere / March 21st - 23rd in Southern Hemisphere Mabon is the second of the three harvest festivals. It is also…
Pagan Sabbats: Lammas (lughnasadh)
Falls somewhere between August 1st - 2nd in Northern Hemisphere / February 1st - 2nd in Southern Hemisphere Lammas (or Lughnasadh) is the first of the three harvest holidays. The…
Pagan Sabbats: Litha
Falls somewhere between June 21st - 23rd in Northern Hemisphere / December 21st - 23rd in Southern Hemisphere Litha (Summer Solstice) is a classic time for magic of all kinds.…
Pagan Sabbats: Beltane
Falls somewhere between April 30 - May 1 in Northern Hemisphere / Oct 31 - Nov 1 in Southern Hemisphere Beltane is also one of the only Sabbats that is…
Pagan Sabbats: Easter
History Sources claim the word Easter is derived from Eostre, a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility. Other accounts trace Easter to the Latin term hebdomada alba, or white week,…