The Wheel of the Year

The Wheel of the Year refers to the turning of the seasons, the turning of the year. In the Celtic calendar, there are eight Sabbats or holy days. Each of these eight Sabbats represents the turning of the wheel, and each one honors a stage in the life cycle of the Goddess and God. Time is seen as an eternal whole, forever turning and returning. The God is born, dies, and is reborn. The Goddess goes from childhood to motherhood, then to cronehood and back again in the cycle of change and renewal.

Samhain
October 31st.

Yule
On or around December 21st.

Imbolc
On or around February 1st.

Ostara
The Spring Equinox, March 22nd

Beltane
May 1st.

Midsummer
The Summer Solstice, June 22nd.

Lughnasadh
August 1st or 2nd.

Mabon
The Autumn Equinox, September 22nd.