Wheel of the Year
The eight sabbats & the Stonehenge solar calendar
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Samhain · Oct 31
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Mabon
Autumn Equinox · ≈ Sep 22
Mabon, the Autumn Equinox, is the second of the harvest festivals — the harvest of fruits, wine, and the last of the crops. Day and night are once again equal, but now the darkness is growing. Named for the Welsh god Mabon, it is a time of balance, gratitude, and reflection as the wheel turns toward the dark half of the year. Apples, vines, and the setting sun are its symbols.
Stonehenge Connection
At the Autumn Equinox, as at the Spring Equinox, the Sun rises due east and sets due west — a moment of perfect celestial balance. The waning light at Stonehenge mirrors the descent into the dark half of the year that the monument's solstice alignments frame at their extremes.
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Wheel of the Year — Pagan Calendar & Sabbats
Explore the Wheel of the Year, the eight-fold Pagan calendar of seasonal festivals known as sabbats. The wheel marks the turning of the solar year through four solar festivals — Yule (Winter Solstice), Ostara (Spring Equinox), Litha (Summer Solstice), and Mabon (Autumn Equinox) — and four cross-quarter fire festivals — Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain. Together they form the ritual calendar at the heart of modern Wicca, Druidry, and eclectic Paganism.
The Wheel of the Year has deep pre-Christian roots, and its solar sabbats are tracked by one of the world's most famous ancient calendars: Stonehenge. The monument's axis aligns precisely with the summer solstice sunrise and the winter solstice sunset, making it a giant stone calendar of the sun's turning points. The Heavenly Insight Wheel of the Year tool presents all eight sabbats on an interactive wheel, highlights the current and next festival, and traces each one's connection to the Stonehenge alignments. For entertainment purposes.