Be aware that "Pagan" is only a broad, general term, as is "Christian". Catholics celebrate many holidays that Baptists do not, and even the holidays they share they sometimes celebrate in different ways. The same is true of Pagans, different traditions will celebrate somewhat different holidays. Because Pagan holidays are tied to the seasons or celestial events, they often "move around" on the calendar as well. Pagans in Australia are celebrating Spring Equinox - about the same time I am celebrating the Vernal Equinox. That is an extreme example, but even Pagans living closer to each other will have some variation. Harvest of the grains, Lammas or Lughsdah, would occur at different times in different climates.

So...what you will find here is a calendar of the holidays as celebrated by one little solitary eclectic Pagan in the Midwest of the United States, drawing on Wiccan, Native American, and other traditions. I will try and give some information about the traditional meaning of the holiday, as well as a few words about how I personally chose to celebrate it. For more information, you will want to look at the links page and definately your local library or New Age Book Store. One little book, and it is a little book, that I have found to have an excellent basic explanation of the holidays is "Principles of Paganism" by Vivianne Crowley, but there is a wealth of information out there if you just take the time and effort to look.

I love working on this part of my website, but it is only a small part of all of the things I do. Therefore I shall add each holiday as it "rolls around" on the Sacred Wheel of Life.

Blessedbe

~Summer~