One of the oldest Winter traditions, Yule is a celebration of light amid the darkness. We gather and make merry, we put on a Yule fair with goods and crafts from our local artisans and crafty community members.

Imbolc is the midwinter celebration of fertility. We look ahead to the spring, to the life preparing to emerge, still under a blanket of snow, and focus on the returning light of the growing Sun.

On Ostara we celebrate the arrival of Spring. It is a time of renewal, balance, and rebirth. As life takes over from the cold season, we revel in the traditional symbols of rebirth and fertility: planting seeds, crowns of spring flowers and, of course, eggs.

Traditionally celebrated on the 1st of May, Beltane is a festival of celebration of the peak of Spring, when bonfires were lit, and people danced around the May pole. We gather together to mark the beginning of summer and celebrate love, sexuality and fertility, as spring enters its prime.

For Litha, our community gathers for feast, music, drumming, dancing, and enjoying the fullness of summer. We often decorate with sunflowers and marigold to share in the energy of the summer sun.

Lughnasa if the first celebration of harvest in the year, and we usually have a great big potluck using all the fresh vegetables we can find. Sharing int he nature’s bounty, and reaping the rewards of the work of spring and summer is what Lughnasa is all about.

On Mabon, Harvest is in full swing, we decorate with fall colors, harvest produce and gather with our community in gratitude to mark the equinox and the turning of the wheel. 

The end of the Celtic year, Samhain is one of the biggest celebrations on the Witches’ calendar. On this day of the year  it is said that the veil between world is thin, and loved ones who have passed, might visit for a night. We often have Witches’ Markets, or Witches’ Balls at Samhain, and yes, we do dress up in fanciful costumes as the world turns in towards winter.