Llewellyn's 2023 Witches' Calendar

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The four Greater Sabbats or “cross-quarter days” are Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain. These sabbats are also known as “Fire Festivals” and mark the turning of the seasons through Earth’s natural cycle of life, death, and rebirth, which coincides with the traditional Celtic agricultural cycle. As a result, their calendar dates are the same every year.

Suggested Celebration Timing: Observe during the early morning hours of Tuesday between 3:18 am when the moon enters Scorpio and exact conjunction at 6:49 am with the Solar Eclipse. The Pagan Wheel of the Year turns through many significant dates and festivals. The highlights are the eight seasonal Sabbats, and the thirteen Esbats which we celebrate each Full Moon. On the first of three annual harvest festivals, pagans celebrate by thanking Earth for its bounty. The Irish God Lugh is celebrated in a gathering called “nasad”, hence the name Lughnasadh. This sabbat is sometimes called by its Old English name hlāfmæsse (loaf mass) or simply Lammas. It’s a time of giving thanks to the Earth for providing us with so much abundance.Grand Sabbats are the solar equivalent of working with the moon during the waxing phase through Full moon. Lesser Sabbats are the solar equivalent of working with the new moon to set new workings into motion for that cycle. The Navajo Night Chant also referred to as the Yeibicheii Ceremony, is a healing ceremony that happens in late fall or early winter and extends for nine nights. 16 - Hecate’s Night By contrast, we’d celebrate the greater/grand sabbats, or cross-quarter days, anytime during the week before the peak, because we are using this swelling energy to grow and increase our Great Work intention with the fixed energies of the seasonal high tides. Moonphase Calendar - Lunar Calendar - Moon Rituals - Double Sided Moon Art Print - Monthly Calendar Cards Celtic pagan holiday marking the beginning of spring. Christians refer to it as the feast day of Saint Brigid.

Ritual Function: Balance elemental water energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Pisces. Ritual Function: Balance elemental water energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Scorpio. [Edited with correction 12/20/2021] Suggested celebration timing: For weekend observance, Friday, December 23, 2022 concurrent with Dark Moon in Capricorn. Suggested Celebration Timing: Best observed Sunday, November 12, 2023 during 13 hours prior to exact dark on Monday, November 13 at 4:27 am. Ostara is one of the most recently introduced Sabbats, and its celebrations are more casual and lighthearted than some of its older counterparts. The celebrations can be as relaxing or as ritualistic as you wish so that you can incorporate them into your life in many ways. Celebrate with friends and family, or do so independently if that’s what you prefer.Suggested Celebration Timing: Observe the Tuesday night before on March 1, 2022 after the moon enters Pisces at 3:53 pm.