The sun is at its furthest point from Earth’s equator during the solar year at the solstice. This is the longest period of daylight and the shortest night of the year, which is sometimes celebrated by lighting a bonfire that will burn all night. It occurs every year around June 20th to 23rd. Litha Sabbat Celebration Suggested Celebration Planning: Night before on Sun. Sept 19, while moon still in Pisces and you have all evening to enjoy the moonrise. OR Monday night, but complete rite before 7:55 pm. In this myth the Triple Goddess goes through the changing aspects of Maiden, Mother, and Crone. The God brings forth the force of projective energy, the Spark of Life, and also the withdrawing and destructive energy of Death. The Goddess absorbs, reflects and transforms these energies. The Goddess and God are viewed as immortal and imperishable; they are the Duality of the Divine. Their different aspects are a symbolic shifting of cycles, ones we discover within ourselves, our World and throughout our own lives. This is the process that produces balance; within and without, above and below.

Suggested Celebration Planning: Observe the Monday night before, June 13, while the moon is in Sagittarius all day. The harvest time is a time to reap the benefits of what has been sown. This month collect what you have grown either spiritually, physically, emotionally, or creatively. Don’t forget to save some of the bounties up for the coming cold of winter. Mabon gets its name from a prominent figure from Welsh literature and mythology, Mabon ap Modron, although the sabbat itself has little to do with the myth. Mabon is a festival of thanksgiving to the Earth for providing us with such a bounty. You can incorporate it into many aspects of your life. Depending on your preference, you can make your observances informal or festive.Suggested Celebration Timing: Best observed Saturday, June 17, 2023 in 13 hours prior to exact dark on Sunday, June 18 at 12:37 am.

Suggested celebration timing: That Monday night or any day after, if you wait until the weekend you conflict with Christmas. Suggested Celebration Planning: Wait until the first sunshine after entering Cancer, so Mon. June 21, 2021 or the following weekend (June 26-27). Mabon is one of the eight sabbats celebrated by Wiccans and pagans. It marks the autumnal equinox when day and night are of equal length. This is a time of harvest, reflection, and thanksgiving. Mabon is also a time to celebrate the beauty of nature and the changing of the seasons. If you’re looking for something special to mark the occasion, consider our Mabon celebration printable bundle. It includes all the information you need to have a memorable time. Why should I get the 2024 Wheel of the Year Printable Bundle? By contrast, we’d celebrate the grand sabbats anytime during the week before the peak, because we are using this swelling energy to grow our Great Work intention with the fixed energies of the seasonal high tides.Suggested Celebration Planning: Celebrate Night before, Sat. August 21 while moon is still in Aquarius for the second time. Even though full moon technically falls same day the sun enters Virgo, moon peaks prior to this shift by 9 hours (at 5:35 pm.) It is a BLUE MOON because it is the second full moon with Leo/Aquarius opposition, and the 3rd out of four full moons in Summer Season.