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Sabbat Information
Copyright (C) 1995 by Echos of Enchantments., Lakewood,Ca.
There are eight Sabbats, or special days to the Wheel of the Year.
This is only a small description of each, and there are different views
according to the Pantheon. [Dates for solstices and equinoxes are approximations - they vary each year.]
Start of the Listing of the Table of the Year
February 2nd, Candlemas IMBOLG, CANDLEMAS,
OIMELC - FEB 2
Dedicated to Brigid the GODDESS of Fire and Inspiration. GODDESS of Fertility,
that which was born at SOLSTICE now begins to manifest. This is also the
day of initiation, the RITE of passage for WITCHES. This is a time to plant
the seeds of short term goals for the new cycle and new energy. The candle
procession symbolizes the Feast of the Waxing light celebrating the Rebirth
of the Sun. Return
March 21st, Spring Equinox SPRING
EQUINOX, EOSTAR, THE FESTIVAL OF TREES MARCH - 21-23
The chains of winter are broken, Spring has arrived, This is the time when
all of life burst forth in joyous celebration. As at IMBOLG this is the
seed time but for long range goals. Day and Night are equal bringing balance.
Persephone rises from the Depths of the Underworld and brings forth new
life. Hair is adorned with flowers, Eggs are decorated as they are a symbol
of rebirth, This is considered the true MOTHERS Day. Return
April 30th., Beltane BELTANE, MAY
EVE, RUDEMAS APRIL 31-MAY 1
This is a time of Fertility, Creativity is nurtured. The Mayploe, a phallic
fertility symbol symbolizing the God is joined with the Goddess as it is
placed within the Earth. Ribbons hang from the top inviting all to join
the dance of fertility weaving the magic of desire. This is a time of wild
delight. Jumping the bonfire brings purification and luck. Return
June 22nd., Summer Solstice SUMMER
SOLSTICE, MIDSUMMER EVE, LITHA, JUNE 21-23
This is the longest day of the year, the power of the Sun is at its peak
and at the same time this is the beginning point of the waning of the Suns
energy and power. We celebrate the strength and energy this day holds and
ask that the magick created today carry us through the dark half of the
year. Return
July 31st., Lammas LAMMAS, LUGHNASAD,
LUGH-MASS - JUL.31st/AUG.1
Light diminishes the days grow shorter, we have worked hard to bring things
to fruition, but the Harvest is not yet clear, we know that to harvest
we must sacrifice. This is the time to look within and see the sacrifice
that needs to be made to transform. This is the first Harvest, the honoring
of the Grain and the Corn. In Pagan times this was the time of games of
skill and competition and Lugh was Honored. Return
September 21st., Autumn Equinox AUTUMN
EQUINOX, MABON, SEPT 21-23
The time of balance between light and dark, the time of the true thanksgiving,
when the Harvest is realized and thanks is given for the abundance received.
This is the second Harvest, the harvest of all vrops grown and reaped.
We prepare for the descent into the darkness. Return
October 31st., Samhain SAMHAIN, HALLOWMAS,
ALL SOULS DAY, HALLOWS EVE,-OCT 31ST
Most WITCHES consider this the WITCHES New Year, it is the time of the
Crone, of endings and beginnings, death and life. We honor our Ancestors
and in respect we create a feast offering and celebrate their memory. The
veils between the worlds are the thinnest and we commune with our dead
and look into the mysteries through Divination and Scrying. Samhain is
considered the third and final Harvest, that of the Livestock. Return
December 21st., Winter Solstice YULE,
WINTER SOLSTICE, -DEC 21-23
The longest night of the year, darkness prevails and yet gives way and
changes to bring the birth of the New Sun, and with it the hope and promise
of the New Year. It is the time to release that which does not serve and
prepare to birth forth a new vision for the next future. Lighting of candles,
the Yule Log or bon fires symbolically give life and power to the Sun.
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