Here is a description of the Wiccan calendar. The Scandinavian group that I mentioned grumbles that the Wiccans have stolen some of their dates
-- I think that is because Wiccans are often falsely thought of as Celtic. Many Wiccans love & honor the Celtic ways but they've grown to embrace just about every holiday they can squeeze into their calendar. Other pagan culture beliefs may also be incorporated: native American, Egyptian, Greek, etc. All in all, it's a very festive group.
Quote:"Wiccans May Celebrate Sabbats and Esbats 21 times a year:
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Yule -- Winter Solstice
---Imbolc -- Fullness of Winter
Ostara -- Spring Equinox
---Beltane -- Fullness of Spring
Midsummer -- Summer Solstice
---Lammas -- Fullness of Summer
Mabon -- Fall Equinox
---Samhain -- Fullness of Fall
Wolf Moon ~ Storm Moon ~ Chaste Moon ~ Hare Moon ~ Dyad Moon ~ Mead Moon ~ Wort Moon ~ Barley Moon ~ Wine Moon ~ Blood Moon ~ Snow Moon ~ Oak Moon ~ Blue Moon
"Wiccans celebrate celestial and earth based days. Ceremonies and magick take place on full moons, because the Moon was seen as a symbol of the Goddess. There are 13 full moons in a year, one every 28.1/4 days and eight Sabbats or "Days of Power". Most of the Sabbats occur in correspondence with the coming/leaving of seasons. Four of these "Days of Power" are determined by the Solstices and Equinoxes, the other four being a tradition based on old folk festivals."
Rituals and beliefs about the God and Goddess embody nature in its changes. The four old folk festival days are also known as the cross-quarter days -- the occur in the fullness of each season, in between the equinoxes and solstices.
Imbolc -- The Goddess is young again. (early February)
Beltane -- Wedding of the Goddess and God. (end of April)
Lammas -- the first Harvest - fullness of life. (early August)
Samhain -- the last Harvest - fullness of death. (end of October)
Btw -- the Full Moons have many different names depending on various pagan cultures: Scottish Celts have moon names based on trees, Oglala Sioux names refer to cyclical changes of bison, weather and foods for harvesting.
has never raised the devil but has drawn him a few times lol . ppl do panick when he shows up x x
it is a fasinating subject and i did not mean to offend any one oh i do seem to be putting my foot in it today .my freind makes all sorts of remidies and things out of herbs and i got to say a few have work but her work and magic is top secret ...
