Introduction to Wicca - Calendar

Still on the book "Wicca: A Velha Religião do Ocidente" (Wicca: The Old Religion of the West"), today I'm going to talk about the Wiccan Calendar and Holidays.

Samhain (31/10)

• New Year
• Party for the dead
• Night "out of time"
• Black, orange, blue
• Cauldron, candles, mirror, crystal ball
• Elder

Yule (21/12)

• Winter Solstice
• Reflection
• Celebration of the fire, birth of the God (the days start)
• Mother
• Red, green, white
• Holly, hera, tree, presents 

Imbolc (1/2)

• Goddess as bride of the Sun God
• Fire
• Consagration of the seeds till their planting in Ostara
• Candles, seeds, milk, flowers
• White, red, yellow, silver
• Maiden 

Ostara (21/3)

• Spring Equinox
• Balance, victory of life before death
• Generation of god
• Victory of light before darkness
• Yellow, green, pastel colours
• Egg, rabbit, violet, butterfly
• Maiden

Beltane (1/5)

• Marriage of the gods
• Frutification of Earth, fertility
• Fire
• Red and white
• Ribbons, baskets, flowers, firebonds, butter
• God and Goddes as "Kings of May" 

Litha (21/6)

• Summer Solstice
• Maximum power of the Sun God before dying
• Plenitude and abundance
• Day of initiation
• Sphere, cauldron, feathers, blades
• Green, yellow, golden
• Mother 

Lughnasadh (1/8)

• Harvest festival
• Weddings
• Grey, green, yellow, brown, orange and golden
• Agricultyure, bread, cereals, cornucopia, alchoholic drinks
• Joy
• Mother 

Mabon (23/9)

• Fall Equinox
• Second harvest festival, thanks to the Goddess, wine vintage
• God of Light defeated by God of Shadows
• Rest after harvest