Sabbats (Days of Power) are Wiccan Religious festivals. They celebrate the seasonal birth, death, and rebirth of the sun God.

YULE(Winter Solstice) is a festival celebrated on or about December 21st, marking the birth of the Sun God from the Goddess Earth. It is the time of the shortest day and longest night. The colors of the season are red and green. Yule trees are decorated, yule logs are burned and candles lit to welcome the Sun God. This is a time of remembering that the circle of life continues, that after death is rebirth.

Candlemas is celebrated on February 1st, and is the first of the three Spring fertility festivals. It celebrates the strenghtening of the Sun God through light and warmth, and the awakening of the Goddess (earth) after her rest from delivery. It is a time to celebrate fertility and things yet to be born. This is a traditional time for self-dedication or initiation rituals.

Ostara (Spring or Vernal Equinox) is a festival celebrated on or about March 21st. It is a festival of balance. Day and night are of equal length. Seeds are blessed for planting. Eggs are decorated and placed on the altar as magickal talismans.

Beltane (Mayday) is celebrated on May 1st. It is the last of the three Spring fertility festivals. It is a time to celebrate hopes, passions, love and the union of the God and Goddess. The God is represented with the May pole and the Goddess is represented with flowers and greenery.

Midsummer Solstice is celebrated on or about June 21st. This is a celebration of the powers of nature at their highest point. The Sun God shines for the longest period on this day. The Goddess Earth is alive with the fertility of her union with the Sun God. It is a time to celebrate purification, love, health and prosperity.

Lammas (Feast of Bread) is celebrated on August 1st. It is the first of the three harvest festivals. It is the time of the first harvest, which is generally the harvesting of early grains, fruits and vegtables. It is also the time when the Sun God starts losing his strenght. The nights start to grow longer. It is a time to remember warmth and bounty.

Mabon (Autumn Equinox) is celebrated on or around September 21st. This is the second harvest festival, which is associated with the harvesting of corn and other foods. This is the time when day and night are again equal.

Samhain (Halloween), celebrated on October 31st, is the time to celebrate the passing of the God until his rebirth on Yule. This holiday is considered the Witches' New Year. It is a time for looking back on the past year, and to reflect on a part of our lives that we cannot control, death. It is a time to honor the dead. Divination is heightened on this night.

Esbats are wiccan rituals held on any day other than the eight Sabbats. They are often held on full moons, which are dedicated to the Goddess. There are thirteen full moons a year and each carries a traditional name.

Harvest Moon - The full moon that falls nearest Mabon.