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===[[Samhain]]=== |
===[[Samhain]]=== |
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+ | <b>date</b>: October 31st |
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+ | <br><b>civil equivalent</b> (northern hemisphere): Halloween; end of autumn; beginning of winter |
===[[Yule]]=== |
===[[Yule]]=== |
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+ | <b>date</b>: December 21st |
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+ | <br><b>civil equivalent</b>: winter solstice |
===[[Imbolc]]=== |
===[[Imbolc]]=== |
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+ | <b>date</b>: February 2nd |
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+ | <br><b>civil equivalent</b>: Groundhog Day; end of winter; beginning of spring |
===[[Ostara]]=== |
===[[Ostara]]=== |
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+ | <b>date</b>: March 21st |
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+ | <br><b>civil equivalent</b>: vernal equinox; middle of spring |
===[[Beltane]]=== |
===[[Beltane]]=== |
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+ | <b>date</b>: April 30th/May 1st |
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+ | <br><b>civil equivalent</b> (northern hemisphere): May Day; International Workers'/Labor Day; end of spring; beginning of summer |
===[[Litha]]=== |
===[[Litha]]=== |
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+ | <b>date</b>: June 21st |
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+ | <br><b>civil equivalent</b>: summer solstice |
===[[Lammas]]=== |
===[[Lammas]]=== |
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+ | <b>date</b>: July 31st |
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+ | <br><b>civil equivalent</b>: end of summer; beginning of autumn |
===[[Mabon]]=== |
===[[Mabon]]=== |
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+ | <b>date</b>: September 21st |
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+ | <br><b>civil equivalent</b>: autumnal equinox; middle of autumn |
Revision as of 19:20, 14 December 2016
Sabbats
Sabbats is a wiccan and neo-pagan term for the annual cycle of Earth's seasons. It consists of eight festivals, spaced at approximately even intervals throughout the year. The following dates are for the northern hemisphere; add or subtract six months for the seasons in the southern hemisphere.
Samhain
date: October 31st
civil equivalent (northern hemisphere): Halloween; end of autumn; beginning of winter
Yule
date: December 21st
civil equivalent: winter solstice
Imbolc
date: February 2nd
civil equivalent: Groundhog Day; end of winter; beginning of spring
Ostara
date: March 21st
civil equivalent: vernal equinox; middle of spring
Beltane
date: April 30th/May 1st
civil equivalent (northern hemisphere): May Day; International Workers'/Labor Day; end of spring; beginning of summer
Litha
date: June 21st
civil equivalent: summer solstice
Lammas
date: July 31st
civil equivalent: end of summer; beginning of autumn
Mabon
date: September 21st
civil equivalent: autumnal equinox; middle of autumn