The Wheel of the Year is a symbolic calendar used in various modern pagan and Wiccan traditions to celebrate and honor the cyclical nature of the seasons. It consists of eight festivals ...

May Day ushers in summer and is an important cross-quarter day − just like Halloween − falling midway between an equinox and ...

rooted in pagan festivals that celebrated the arrival of spring. In the 4th century, these festivals were adapted by Christians and incorporated into the liturgical calendar as a period of ...

However, thousands of years ago it is thought to have originated from a tradition of Pagan festivals that mark the beginning of spring and celebrate fertility. Comparisons have been drawn between ...