The Wheel of Time

Witches follow an agrarian calendar. That means that celebrations follow the turn and change of the seasons. We meet to celebrate the seasons and to turn the Wheel of the Year. There are eight major holidays called Sabbats. Many Witches also celebrate new moons and/or full moons. These are called Esbats. Here are the Sabbats in order of how they appear in the Witches' year. For the Esbats there are no fixed dates.

 

The Wheel of the Year

 

Yule (Winter Solstice) - December, 22nd
Samhain - October, 31st Imbolc - February, 1st
Mabon (Autumn Equinox) - September 21st Ostara (Spring Equinox) - March, 21st
Lughnasadh - August, 1st Beltane - May, 1st
Midsummer (Summer Solstice) - June 21st