What are the wiccan holidays (sabbats)?
(Taken from Silver RavenWolf’s “To Ride a Silver Broomstick) Yule (Yuletide, Winter Solstice) The shortest day of the year and, of course, the longest night. This is usually the 20th or 21st of December. Yuletide (the Teutonic version) lasts from December 20th through December 31st. It begins on “Mother Night” and ends 12 days later on “Yule Night”, hence the “12 days of Christmas” tradition. In Pecti-Wita, Yule falls on December 22nd and is called Feill Fionnain. In the Caledonii Tradition it is called Alban Arthan and is not considered a fire festival. A time when the waxing sun overcomes the waning sun. In some traditions, it is a time when the Holly King (representing the death aspect of the God) is overcome by the Oak King (who embodies the rebirth of the God, and is sometimes referred to as the Divine Child.). Since this is a solar festival, it is celebrated by fire and the use of teh Yule Log. The colors of the season, red and green, are of original Pagan descent. The act of cut
