Wicca Wall Calendar 2023 (Art Calendar)

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Lemuria – An ancient holiday during which the Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful ghosts of the dead from their homes. Wiccans celebrate Imbolc as the first day of Spring. It’s also known as Candlemas, Saint Brigid’s Day, and Imbolg. This festival is all about marking the growing of the light. As Wiccans, we often mark it by lighting candles. The Goddess, who has been sleeping since she gave birth during the Yule sabbat, now awakens. Pagan holidays consist of celebrating and honoring the seasons of Nature wherever we live. It can be as easy or complicated as you choose to make it, just like any other holiday. Suggested Celebration Timing: Best observed Saturday, June 17, 2023 in 13 hours prior to exact dark on Sunday, June 18 at 12:37 am.

Draconid Meteor Shower – Also known as the Giacobinids, this is one of the two annual meteor showers in the month of October. Still, it is worth celebrating the Lesser Sabbats, because they are powerful days as well. The sun’s position is impossible for any human to change. The light is fading, and the dark is setting in. This month is a great time to reflect on your own roots and where you came from. Take time to honor your ancestor as the veil between the worlds thins. Be open to receiving psychic messages, meditation and journaling. The spring equinox ( Ostara) is a holiday of renewal and abundance. For Wiccans, this is when the Goddess represents her Maiden aspect and when the god has become a young man. It’s a great time for planting seeds and celebrating the fertile spring. Saturnalia – The most popular of all ancient Roman holiday’s. The Agriculture God Saturn is honored from the 17th through the 23rd. Many of the traditions of this holiday are considered the source of modern-day traditions of Christmas, including wreaths, candles, feasting and exchanging of gifts.

Winter Season – Preparation

Raven Grimassi (2000). Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft. St Paul, Minnesota: Llewellyn Worldwide. p.219. ISBN 9781567182576. The light has returned, and summer is officially here. Use this month to soak up the rays of light from the sun. Honor the solar deities as its heat and light shine down upon you. Allow the nourishing rays to enhance a project or idea that you have been growing since spring.

Many Pagans and Witches are not Wiccan and do not celebrate The Wheel of the Year. However, they may celebrate the seasonal holidays Gerald Gardner pulled from Celtic and Middle East holidays, among many others, when creating the Wiccan religion. Lammas – Many modern-day pagans interchange Lammas with Lughnasadh except that it only focuses on the harvest aspects.a b Starhawk (1979, 1989) The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess. New York, Harper and Row ISBN 0-06-250814-8 pp.191-2 (revised edition) Suggested Celebration Planning: Narrow window of observance on Saturday, October 28, 2023, between moon entering Taurus at 7:44 am and exact full with Lunar Eclipse that afternoon at 4:24 pm. Observing the cycle of the seasons has been important to many people, both ancient and modern. Modern pagan festivals that rely on the Wheel are based to varying degrees on folk traditions, regardless of actual historical pagan practices. [2] Some Wiccans use the term sabbat ( / ˈ s æ b ə t/) to refer to each festival. [3] Origins [ edit ] Full Cold Moon (5:33 PM, MST) – December is very cold across much of the northern United States, thus the naming of this full moon. It is also called the Bitter Moon, the Big Winter Moon, the Oak Moon, and the Long Night Moon.

Asatru Holidays | The Troth | Inclusive Asatru and Heathenry". thetroth.org . Retrieved 30 January 2023. Ritual Function: Maximize Autumn’s Integration of Great Work; Lunar Eclipse aligns conscious Scorpio emotional awareness with subconscious Taurean physical awareness. As she stirs, Wiccans understand this is a time of potential, love, and light. Therefore, now is a great moment to have a spring clean! Clear out old ways that no longer serve you, ready to make a fresh start. a b Hlobil, Karel (2009). "Chapter Eleven:Slavic Mythology". Before You. Insomniac Press. ISBN 978-1-92-658247-4. Suggested Celebration Planning: Best observed Sunday, November 26, 2023, after moon enters Gemini at 7:40 pm.Carrying rose quartz, rhodonite, or pink tourmaline crystals is a lovely way to mark Ostara. Try sleeping with a crystal beneath your pillow during this Wiccan sabbat, or alternatively, place one in your bath water. Partial Lunar Eclipse – A Blood Moon will be visible across parts of E. Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia

Reference: Paganism – An Introduction to Earth – Centered Religions by Joyce and River Higginbotham) White, pink, red, light greens, and yellows are the colors of Imbolc. Try wearing these shades or burning candles in these colors to celebrate this sabbat. Ostara, March 20th, 2023 Williams, Liz (29 July 2013). "Paganism, part 3: the Wheel of the Year". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 October 2021. McColman, Carl (2003). Complete Idiot's Guide to Celtic Wisdom. Alpha Press. pp.12, 51. ISBN 0-02-864417-4. The Wheel of the Year in the Northern Hemisphere. Some Pagans in the Southern Hemisphere advance these dates six months to coincide with their own seasons.Named after Janus, the god of doors, gates, and transitions; January is the perfect time for door-opening rituals, setting intentions and new beginnings. June 20-21: Litha (Summer Solstice)– this celebration of Summer, also called Summer’s Gate, represents the surrender to darkness and the days grow shorter and the nights ever longer. Robert Graves, The White Goddess, New York: Creative Age Press, 1948. Published in London by Faber & Faber. Rituals tend to involve wine and feasting. Celebrations tend to be larger, involving friends and family. Rituals help center you and reflect on the good things.