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→Wiccan Holy Days
==Wiccan Holy Days==
==Wiccan Holy Days==
Wiccans usually celebrate the eight Sabbats (also referred to collectively as Wheel of the Witches Year) <ref> Wicca for One by Raymond Buckland, page 104 </ref> and the thirteen Esbats. The Sabbats follow the solar cycle, and are as follows:
Wiccans usually celebrate the eight Sabbats, which are almost certainly stolen from the [[Christian]] concept of the [[Sabbath]]. They are also referred to collectively as Wheel of the Witches Year) <ref> Wicca for One by Raymond Buckland, page 104 </ref>, and the thirteen Esbats. The Sabbats follow the solar cycle, and are as follows:
*Imbolc (Feb. 1)
*Imbolc (Feb. 1)
*Yule (Dec. 21/22)
*Yule (Dec. 21/22)
The esbats follow the lunar cycle, and are generally celebrated on the full moon.
The esbats follow the lunar cycle, and are generally celebrated on the full moon.
The names are mostly imagined (Ostara, etc.) or based on old Pagan myths and legends (Midsummer, Wintereenmas).
==The Four Elements==
==The Four Elements==