Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Wiccan Holidays That Are Observed

By Roseann Hudson


The wiccans have extremely interesting holidays that they would religiously observe because it is a part of their tradition. If one is interested in knowing more about the wiccans and their rituals, then they should look no further than the wiccan holidays. Here are just a few of them that are widely being celebrated by wiccans around the world.

Now a very important part of the witch calendar would be none other than the Feast of Samhain that would take place during the end of October and start of November. Now for those who do not know, it is actually from this holiday where the holiday known as Halloween got its origin. It was supposedly the time of the year where the afterlife is open and that living people may reunite with their dead loved ones for a night.

Now yet another tradition that would have its wiccan background would actually be Christmas which came from the tradition of Yule. It is celebrated during the 23rd of December and it is known to be the Solstice Night or the time of the longest night. It is during this time that the Sun God is reborn and is now strong again for another year.

Now Easter Day is another widely celebrated tradition that many kids would celebrate as well. However, according to the Druidic lore, this holiday actually came from Ostara which is the time of fertility and is on the month of March 21. The Easter bunny actually came from the symbol of the Goddess of fertility which was actually a rabbit that was holding an egg.

Now Beltane, which happens on the start of summer, is yet another crucial event because it is the day wherein the Sun God, Bel, would receive his coronation. Now Beltane literally translates to the Fire of Bel which means that it is during this time that the Sun God has received his powers and is bestowing it to the earth. The result of this is the blooming and blossoming of the flora on earth.

A very interesting holiday that the witches would often celebrate would of course be the Mabon which is a time of feasting. This event would happen on the 21st of every September and would mark the Autumn Equinox. It is a time to pay respects and dues to the meeting of the day and the night wherein both will have equal time during a day.

Now one very important tradition or ritual that is practiced would be Litha during the midsummer. If one would observe, it is during the midsummer that the sun is at its peak when it comes to heat. Now this ritual which happens on June 21, is the time wherein the Sun God is supposedly at his most powerful and the wiccans are paying tribute to his power.

So basically, those are some important dates in Wiccan tradition. As one can see, many holidays have came from the witch calendar and have been commercialized over the years. If one would dig deeper into each holiday, he will actually find that most of them would have a Pagan origin.




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