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Wheel of the Year
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The Wheel of the Year is an annual cycle of seasonal festivals marking the year's chief solar events and the midpoints between them. Modern pagan observances of the cycle adapt a range of folk traditi
The Witches' Cottage, where the Bricket Wood coven celebrated their sabbats (2006)
The Witches' Cottage, where the Bricket Wood coven celebrated their sabbats (2006)
Neopagans honoring the dead as part of a Samhain ritual
Neopagans honoring the dead as part of a Samhain ritual
Kołomir – the Slavic example of Wheel of the Year indicating seasons of the year. Four-point and eight-point swastika-shaped wheels were more common.
Kołomir – the Slavic example of Wheel of the Year indicating seasons of the year. Four-point and eight-point swastika-shaped wheels were more common.
Painted Wheel of the Year from the Museum of Witchcraft, Boscastle
Painted Wheel of the Year from the Museum of Witchcraft, Boscastle
Lughnasadh
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Lughnasadh, Lughnasa or Lúnasa is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. Traditionally,
Wheel of the Year
…equinoxes), while Insular Celtic peoples marked the four midpoints between them. The four Celtic festivals were known to the Gaels as Beltane (1 May), Lughnasadh (1 August), Samhain (1 November), and Imbolc (1 February). Influential works such as The Golden Bough (1890) by James George Frazer explored various…
A corn dolly representing the God Lugh
A corn dolly representing the God Lugh
The Corleck Head is a carved stone head with three faces associated with a site of Lughnasadh celebrations in Ireland. It dates from the 1st or 2nd ce
The Corleck Head is a carved stone head with three faces associated with a site of Lughnasadh celebrations in Ireland. It dates from the 1st or 2nd century AD.
Pilgrims climbing Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday. It is believed that climbing hills and mountains has formed a major part of the festival since ancien
Pilgrims climbing Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday. It is believed that climbing hills and mountains has formed a major part of the festival since ancient times, and the Reek Sunday pilgrimage is likely a continuation of this tradition.
The Puck Fair circa 1900, showing the feral goat (King Puck) atop his "throne"
The Puck Fair circa 1900, showing the feral goat (King Puck) atop his "throne"