Witches Weekly - December 24th, 2004

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Wheel of the Year

Donated by: Volva

1. Do you celebrate or mark the Sabbats and esbats of the Wheel of the Year in any way? All, just some, or none? Why or why not?

I may not do a full out celebration, but I do try to mark the Sabbats of the Wheel of the Year.  It helps me to feel more in touch with my path to celebrate Pagan holidays rather than the traditional Christian ones I was raised with ... also, it is a good excuse for a party! 

The esbats are not really a big deal for me.  Occasionally, I go out to stand under the full moon and feel its glow upon me, but I am not big into rituals or the like, so it isn't much more than an admiration of nature's beauty.

2. If you don't follow the Wheel of the Year at all, do you follow some other calendar, OR are there days or periods that you celebrate or mark in some way that are not part of the modern Wheel of the Year?

There are a few secular holidays that are big for me ... Canada Day, New Years Eve ... really any excuse to get together with friends and celebrate!

3. If you were to create The Official Witches' Holiday, when, what, why and how...?

I wouldn't even try.  If there could ever be an official Witches' Holiday, it would be Halloween, but trying to come up with a holiday to please all Pagans (or even all Witches), would be a headache bigger than trying to define the term 'Pagan'.  For me it is just one of those 'DO NOT go there' things.

 

--Phae