Some Wiccans celebrate ‘High Beltaine’ by enacting a ritual union of the May Lord and Lady.Īmong the Wiccan sabbats, Beltane is a cross-quarter day it is celebrated in the northern hemisphere on May 1 and in the southern hemisphere on November 1. Although the holiday may use features of the Gaelic Bealtaine, such as the bonfire, it bears more relation to the Germanic May Day festival, both in its significance (focusing on fertility) and its rituals (such as maypole dancing). Other variations include the young God regaining strength in his youth after being born at Yule, and the Goddess returning to her Maiden aspect.īELTANE – Wiccans and Wiccan-inspired Neopagans celebrate a variation of Beltane as a sabbat, one of the eight solar holidays. In the book Eight Sabbats for Witches by Janet and Stewart Farrar, the festival Ostara is characterized by the rejoining of the Mother Goddess and her lover-consort-son, who spent the winter months in death. Among the Wiccan sabbats, it is preceded by Imbolc and followed by Beltane. Ostara is celebrated on the spring equinox, in the Northern hemisphere around March 21 and in the Southern hemisphere around September 23, depending upon the specific timing of the equinox. SPRING EQUINOX / OSTARA – Ostara is one of the four lesser Wiccan holidays or sabbats of the Wheel of the Year. Among Reclaiming-style Wiccans, Imbolc is considered a traditional time for rededication and pledges for the coming year. In the Southern hemisphere, if celebrated as the beginning of Spring, the date is the midpoint of Leo.Īmong Dianic Wiccans, Imbolc (also known as “Candlemas”) is the traditional time for initiations.
The precise astrological midpoint in the Northern hemisphere is when the sun reaches fifteen degrees of Aquarius.
Imbolc is defined as a cross-quarter day, midway between the winter solstice (Yule) and the spring equinox (Ostara). IMBOLC – Wiccans celebrate a variation of Imbolc as one of four “fire festivals”, which make up half of the eight holidays of the Wheel of the Year.
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