The 8 Sabbats

SAMHAIN: October 31st, the beginning and therefore the end of the pagan new year. The time when the Goddess returns as the crone or the wise one
YULE: December 21st, the time when the days begin to lengthen and the re-birth of the sun is celebrated
IMBOLG: February 2nd, The time when the first buds are seen on the trees: the return of the Goddess as the maiden.
OESTARA: March 21st. The time when day and night are equal. A time of balance and of throwing out the old and taking on the new.
BELTANE: May 1st, The time when the marriage of the Goddess and the Gd is celebrated. The Goddess becomes the Mother and the God returns to reign beside her
LITHA: June 21st, The height of the sun king’s power, when the days begin to shorten again
LAMMAS: August 1st, the time when the first harvest is brought in, the feast of the sacrificial God
MADRON: September 21st again day and night are equal and again this is a time of balance This is the height of the harvest and a time of returning things to the way they should be