Sabbats & Esbats

The Wheel of the Year

The Wheel of the Year is the Pagan calendar.
Marking out the eight Sabbats (holy days),
the calendar takes the shape of a wheel,
signifying the cycles of nature and the seasons.

Click the links below for more information on each of the eight Sabbats.

SAMHAIN – October 31
YULE – December 20-23
IMBOLC – February 2
OSTARA – March 20-23
BELTAINE – April 30
LITHA – June 20-23
LUGHNASAGH – August 1
MABON – September 20-23

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The Lunar Calendar

The Pagan calendar also follows the phases of the lunar cycle.
Each month, the moon repeats it’s cycle of waxing and waning,
and each full moon- or Esbat- is recognized by a different name.

Click here to view the lunar calendar for 2016.

JANUARY – Wolf Moon
FEBRUARY – Snow Moon
MARCH – Worm Moon
APRIL – Pink Moon
MAY – Flower Moon
JUNE – Strawberry Moon
JULY – Buck Moon
AUGUST – Sturgeon Moon
SEPTEMBER – Harvest Moon
OCTOBER – Hunters Moon
NOVEMBER – Beaver Moon
DECEMBER – Cold Moon