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Sabbats are "Witches Holidays".  As the majority of Pagans we celebrate the eight standard Celtic Sabbat holidays.  Each Sabbat marks a different time of the year or turning of the seasons.  We celebrate the changes of the Earth and the effects thsoe changes have on our lives.
 
Here is a list of Sabbats and their definitions as celebrated by the Covenant of the Crossroads.  This Temple celebrates both Eclectic and Victorian Traditional Sabbats.  The Ecectic Sabbats are all family orientated and open to the general public.  The Victorian Trad Sabbats are for initiated memebers only.
 
 
 Imbolc   - Candlemas     ~ Feburary 2nd
 Ostara   - Spring Equinox    ~ March 21st
 Beltane   - May Day    ~ May 1st
 Litha   - Summer Solstice    ~ June 21st
 Lammas   - First Harvest    ~ August 1st
 Mabon   - Autumn Equinox    ~ September 23rd 
 Samhain   - Day of the Dead    ~ October 31st
 Yule   - Winter Solstice    ~ December 21st




Imbolc

 

February 2nd – Major Quarter – Returning Light

 

This is the first celebration of spring known as the festival of lights.  It celebrates the returning of the sun after the longest night of the year, and is a midwinter fire festival.

  

Eclectic - The Goddess is renewed and young and seen as turning the wheel to allow the days to legthen.  She brings fire into our lives.  The God is born and learning the ways of nature.  He is cold winter.

 

 Ostara

 

March 21st – Minor Quarter – Spring Equinox

 

This is the second celebration of spring.  Night equals day so the days slowly get longer.  Here we celebrate the coming fertility of the earth and animals in hopes for another productive season.

 

Eclectic – The Goddess and God have matured and are paring up.  They are young and spring is heralded by their love and innocence.

 

Beltane

 

May 1st – Major Quarter – Natures Fertility

 

This is the third celebration of spring and is the major fertility festival.  During this time we celebrate the increase in crops and livestock to see us through the next year.

 

Eclectic – The God and Goddess are the Greenman and the May Queen.  It is the sacred time of their mating.  Their union brings fertility to the earth.

Litha

 

June 21st – Minor Quarter – Summer Solstice

 

This is the midsummer celebration.  Litha is the longest day of the year and celebrates masculine strength and vitality.  This is the second fire festival.

 

Eclectic – This is the height of the Gods masculinity.  He is revered for his role as father and protector.  The Goddess is pregnant with his reincarnation.

 

Lammas

 

August 1st – Major Quarter – First Harvest

 

This is the first fall celebration.  During this time we take in our first harvests and prepare for the winter to come.  It is a festival of plenty and sharing in prosperity.

 

Eclectic – The God and Goddess have come into their full maturity as the first harvest falls.  They begin to prepare for the coming winter.

 

Mabon

 

September 22nd – Minor Quarter – Autumn Equinox

 

This is the second fall celebration.  Here we celebrate the continued harvest of our food and our deeds and reflect on the winter to come.  This is the third fire festival.

 

Eclectic – The God and Goddess walk regally through our lives slowing down and reminding us to take vigilance through the coming months.

 

 

Samhain

 

October 31st – Major Quarter – Remembrance

 

This is the third fall celebration.  The purpose of this night is to remember our deceased loved ones.  It is a time of remembrance and sharing of stories.  Also it is a time to look within for personal growth and spiritual reflection.

 

Eclectic – The God is dying and the veil is thinning.  The Goddess is old and ripe with child.  She is the Grandmother of wisdom and can help us to see though the veil to our ancestors.

 

 

Yule

December 21st – Minor Quarter – Winter Solstice

 

This is the midwinter festival.  Yule is the longest night of the year and celebrates feminine mystery and power.  During this time we give presents in the celebration of the coming of the sun.

 

Eclectic – The Sun God is dead.  The night is long as our Goddess pains to give birth to the reincarnation of her love, the Sun.  We praise with gifts our newly born God and the work f the Goddess in bringing him forth.