In nowadays Wiccans and some other neo-pagan groups celebrate 8 main sabbats or festivals. Majority of these traditions are in one way or another based on the folk-lore but the suggestion that Wicca sabbats are exact recreations of Celtic festivals is not exactly correct.

Wiccan Sabbats are divided into Lesser Sabbats that fall on the solstices or equinoxes (they are Midwinter, Ostara, Midsummer and Harvest Home) and Greater Sabbats (Samhain, Candelmas, Beltaine and August Eve). Some Wicca groups celebrate only Greater Sabbats, some celebrate all festivals while others even Read the rest of this entry »

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