Pagan Holidays and Sabbats

The eight Wiccan and Pagan holidays, known as Sabbats, are celebrated around the world. Based on earth's rotations and seasonal markers, the Sabbats include Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lammas or Lughnasadh, and Mabon.

Illustrated symbols of paganism, including an ankh, the Eye of Horus, and a pentacle.
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    A Collection of Prayers for Imbolc
  • Woman outdoors at winter.
    12 Pagan Prayers for Yule
  • A brother and sister blowing snow towards the camera.
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  • Celebrating Lughnasadh
    Lammas History: Welcoming the Harvest
  • High Angle View Of Candles With Pine Cones And Wreath On Table
    5 Easy Yule Decorations
  • Woman
    Mabon Craft Projects
  • Wheat
    Recipes for the Lammas Sabbat
  • Happy woman in fields with sunlight
    Lammas Craft Projects
  • Rooftop party for Yule
    Host a Winter Solstice Party
  • Mother and daughter walking through meadow
    Celebrating Litha, the Summer Solstice
  • Winter Solstice Celebrated At Stonehenge
    Sacred Plants of the Winter Solstice
  • Box with runes, pentagram and flowers on green witch table.
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    Yule Craft Projects for the Winter Solstice
  • Dramatic Sunset at Stonehenge Horizontal
    Litha Prayers
  • Norwegian Christmas traditions. Christmas ornaments hanging on a tree in the garden. snow.
    Make Your Own Yule Ornaments
  • Winter Solstice
    Deities of the Winter Solstice
  • Christmas caroling
    9 Christmas Traditions With Pagan Roots
  • Pumpkins And Candles
    The 8 Pagan Sabbats
  • Tarot Box
    Ten Magical Gifts to Share for Yule
  • Christmas Decorations Hanging Over Front Door
    History of Yule
  • Postcard of Child with Krampus
    The Myth of the Krampus: Santa's Scary Bavarian Counterpart
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    Lammas Prayers
  • Antique Santa
    The Legend of the Holly King and the Oak King
  • Family With Tree
    Blessing Your Yule Tree
  • Celebrating Saturnalia
  • Friends having fun on beach at dawn
    Ten Great Ways to Celebrate Litha
  • Beautiful Landscape View In Gloucestershire, England
    All About Lammas (Lughnasadh)
  • Hot Mulled Cider
    Yule Wassail Recipe and History
  • Dark Cemetery
    All About Samhain
  • Woman sitting with Christmas present and fairy lights on the carpet
    Yule Rituals
  • Beltane 19 by Shadowgate
    Sacred Plants of the Beltane Sabbat
  • Hamper containing gift items, decorated with mistletoe
    Ten Great Gift Ideas for Pagans
  • Kids dancing round maypole in meadow
    Celebrating Beltane With Kids
  • Yule log with candles
    Make a Yule Log
  • Dramatic Sunset at Stonehenge Horizontal
    All About Yule
  • A girl in fairy costume running and thowing grass
    Faerie Lore: The Fae at Beltane
  • Dinner table
    A Feast With the Dead: How to Hold a Pagan Dumb Supper for Samhain
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    History of Imbolc
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    Beltane Magic
  • Yule Log
    How To Hold a Family Yule Log Ceremony
  • Apollo
    10 Deities of Litha: Summer Solstice Gods and Goddesses
  • German vanilla biscuits (vanilla kipferl)
    Magical Yule Gifts to Make
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    All About Imbolc
  • Antique Santa
    The Origins of Santa Claus
  • Imbolc Altar
    Setting Up Your Imbolc Altar
  • Caroling in Jackson Square
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  • Christmas baubles
    Magical Colors of the Yule Season
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  • Make a cinnamon stick candleholder to celebrate Yule.
    Cinnamon Stick Yule Candleholder
  • Beltane Altar
    Setting Up Your Beltane Altar
  • Mother Holding Cute Baby Boy Against Christmas Tree At Night
    Pagans and Christmas Trees
  • Garden elements
    Create an Elemental Garden for Litha
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  • Fire, Midsummer Festival, Muensing, Bavaria, Germany
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    Winter Customs Around the World
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    5 Easy Decorating Ideas for Beltane
  • Snowmen as Guardians
    Snow Magic
  • Four Seasons
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  • Woman holding a candle in her hands
    Yule Ritual to Welcome Back the Sun
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