Pagan festival

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Pagan festivals
February 2nd Imbolc
March 20th Vernal equinox / Ostara
May 1st Beltane
June 21st Summer solstice / Litha
August 1st Lammas
September 22nd Autumnal equinox / Mabon
October 31st Samhain
December 21st Winter solstice / Yule
The exact date each year can vary slightly. The dates are different in the southern hemisphere.

There are eight major pagan festivals. These are based upon the seasons. They are celebrated in different ways by different groups.

The Summer solstice is the longest day of the year, the Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. The equinoxes are the days equally between the solstices.

Neopagan Festivals

Samhain

Pronounced "SOW-FOOT" or "sow-heen". The start of the Pagan year), on or near October 31 or November 1 or when the sun reaches 15 degrees Scorpio (adopted as Halloween by non-pagans)

Yule

The winter solstice, occurs when the sun reaches its southernmost point, between December 20 and December 23

Imbolc

Also known as Oimelc, Brigid, or Candlemas), February 1 or 2 or when the sun reaches 15 degrees Aquarius

Ostara

The vernal equinox or Spring equinox, when the sun crosses the equator moving northward, occurs March 20-23

Beltane

May 1 or when the sun reaches 15 degrees Taurus

Litha

Midsummer. The summer solstice, when the sun reaches its northernmost point, June 20-23

Lammas

Also known as Lughnasadh, pronounced "loo-nuh-saa"). August 1 or when the sun reaches 15 degrees Leo

Mabon

The autumnal equinox, when the sun crosses the equator moving southward, September 20-23

Southern Hemisphere Dates

The longest day in the northern hemisphere is the shortest in the southern, so the festivals are rotated by 180 degrees.

February 2nd Lammas
March 20th Autumnul equinox / Mabon
May 1st Samhane
June 21st Winter solstice / Yule
August 1st Imbolc
September 22nd Vernal equinox / Ostara
October 31st Beltane
December 21st Summer solstice / Litha