Imbolc/Candlemas
Imbolc is the fire festival that marks the mid-point between the Winter Solstice (Yule) and the Spring Equinox (Ostara), which usually falls on February 1st. At Imbolc we are approaching the ...
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice is the pagan holiday where the old and new meet. In the Northern Hemisphere, Winter Solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year, while in the Southern Hemisphere, it i...
Summer Solstice
The summer solstice – referred to as Litha by many practitioners – occurs on June 21st, ushering in the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere (winter in the Southern). The summe...
Spring Equinox - Ostara
Traditional foods: leafy green vegetables, dairy foods, nuts (pumpkin, sunflower, pine), flower dishes and sprouts Herbs and Flowers: daffodil, jonquils, woodruff, violet, gorse, olive, peony, iris,...
Samhain
I personally think of Samhain as sort of Witch Pride Day. It’s the one day of the year that we can present as ourselves...and I’m sorry but Halloween has long been referred to as Gay Chr...
Autumn Equinox
In the Northern Hemisphere, the second harvest of the season falls between September 21st to the 24th. This equinox also rings in Libra Season, which begins on the 21st or 22nd, and lasts unti...
Lughnasadh
Now in the Northern Hemisphere, we are at the height of summer. Lughnasadh (pronounced LOO-nuh-suh; also referred to as Lammas) occurs on the first of August in the Northern Hemisphere (celebrated F...