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Wheel of the Year Feasts & Observances |
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A Wiccan festival celebrated on or about December 21st, marking the rebirth of the Sun God from the Earth Goddess. A time of joy and celebration during the miseries of winter. Yule occurs on the winter solstice. |
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Great food and great company! Everyone brings a traditional dish and we enjoy and share in the blessings brought forth by each of these special and sacred times of the year. Feasts are open to all - members are invited to bring family and guests. Note: Any ritual work is done prior to and/or after feast as deemed appropriate and is a private event for members only. |
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A Wiccan festival celebrated on February 2nd, also known as Candlemas, Lupercalia, Feast of Pan, Feast of Torches, Feast of the Waxing Light, Oimelc, Brigit's Day and many other names. Imbolc celebrates the first stirrings of spring and the recovery of the Goddess from giving birth to the Sun (the God) at Yule. |
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YULE : Winter Solstice, on or around December 21st |
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IMBOLC : Usually celebrated on February 2 |
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OSTARA : Spring Equinox-on or about March 21 |
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Occuring at the spring equinox, around March 21st, Ostara marks the beginning of true, astronomical spring, when snow and ice make way for green. As such, it is a fire and fertility festival, celebrating the return of the Sun, the God and the fertility of the Earth (the Goddess). |
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Final preparations & plans for local gathering to be discussed at Sun & Tues meetings prior to date of Feast R.S.V.P. contact |
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Final preparations & plans for local gathering to be discussed at Sun & Tues meetings prior to date of Feast R.S.V.P. contact |
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Final preparations & plans for local gathering to be discussed at Sunday & Tuesday meetings prior to date of Feast R.S.V.P. Now Contact Person: |
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Final preparations & plans for local gathering to be discussed at Sunday & Tuesday meetings prior to date of Feast R.S.V.P. Now Contact Person: |
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BELTANE : Usually celebrated on May 1 |
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A Wiccan festival celebrated on April 30th or May 1st … Beltane is also known as May Eve, Roodmas, Walpurgis Night, Cethsamhain. Beltane celebrates the symbolic union, mating or marriage of the Goddess and God, and links in with the approaching summer months. |
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MIDSUMMER: The summer solstice, usually on or near June 21st, one of the Wiccan festivals and an excellent night for magic. Midsummer marks the point of the year when the Sun is symbolically at the height of its powers, and so too the God. The longest day of the year. |
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LITHA : Summer Solstice--on or around June 21 |
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Final preparations & plans for local gathering to be discussed at Sunday & Tuesday meetings prior to date of Feast R.S.V.P. Now Contact Person: |
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Final preparations & plans for local gathering to be discussed at Sunday & Tuesday meetings prior to date of Feast R.S.V.P. Now Contact Person: |
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LAMMAS : Usually celebrated August 1 |
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The focus of this holiday is thanks for the blessings and remembrance, and reflection. Some of what came to fruition on Litha is now harvested (though this is only the first harvest; the second is Mabon). We give thanks for the sacrifices that were made for us to continue eating, such as the plants and animals that might have been consumed. Fruit and grain are generally harvested at this time. There is a remembrance that we are all reborn through recycling. Relaxation and being at one with Nature are also themes of the Lammas season. |
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In ancient times Mabon was the celebration of the end of the harvest. This is the time of year when the Sun has begun to retreat and growth has ceased. It is the time of the year when Nature is winding down and preparing for the onset of the darkness of winter. For those who believe in the God and Goddess, Mabon is when the Goddess is heavy with child. Her lover the God has given his life for the harvest and is now entering the world after. Like the harvest, we must use this time to look back over the past year and give thanks for our successes. Mabon is a time of thanks, of sharing, and of contemplation. It is a time to tie up our loose ends and examine the fruits of labor as well as our trials. |
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A Wiccan festival celebrated on October 31st, also known as November Eve, Hallowmas, Halloween, Feast of Souls, Feast of the Dead, Feast of Apples. Samhain marks the symbolic death of the Sun God and his passing into the "land of the young", where he awaits rebirth of the Mother Goddess at Yule. This Celtic word is pronounced by Wiccans as: SOW-wen; SEW-wen; SAHM-hain; SAHM-ain; SAV-een and other ways. The first seems to be the one preferred among most Wiccans. |
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MABON : Autumn Equinox-on or around September 21 |
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SAMHAIN : Usually celebrated October 31 |
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Final preparations & plans for local gathering to be discussed at Sunday & Tuesday meetings prior to date of Feast R.S.V.P. Now Contact Person: |
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Final preparations & plans for local gathering to be discussed at Sunday & Tuesday meetings prior to date of Feast R.S.V.P. Now Contact Person: |
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Pagans and Wiccans around the world celebrate the eight Sabbats, or holidays, as the Wheel of the Year turns. The Sabbats are Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lammas or Lughnasadh, and Mabon. |