A question for all Pagans?

Question

Do you celebrate the Sabbaths? If so, which ones?

Damn typos, Sabbats.

Answer 1

I celebrate all 8 Sabbats, but I do them differently from Wiccans. I am Neo-Hellenic but I've adopted the Sabbats. At Samhain I say farewell to Persephone. At Yule I give thanks for my family and friends. At Imbolc I honor cattle and begin my fasting period (for the month of Febrary) in solidarity with Demeter as she awaits Persephone's return. I also do my spring cleaning, getting rid of the old and making way for the new and work on my ancestor altar. Ostara I honor Eos and new beginnings (Prepared for in February) and also welcome Persephone back. At Beltane we honor Aphrodite. Midsummer is our Heiros Gamos, and then we do the harvest festivals as harvest festivals.

Answer 2

The term sabbat is specifically Wiccan, and refers to a very specific type of rite. However, the dates of many pagan holy days fall on or about the same times and as a pagan (Asatru actually) I do hold the appropriate rites. Those include the spring and fall Equinox, Yule and Midsummer as the main ones. It is difficult at times becasue the realtives I stay with are Christian but I carry them out anyway. I won't pretend for anyone. And if they don't like it, they can give me the house and leave.

Answer 3

We celebrate four agricultural holidays a year--Samhain, Imbolc, Bealtaine, and Lughnasadh. Samhain (beginning of November) is our new year, a time to celebrate the final harvest. It is considered a time when the veil between the worlds is thinner than most so it is a time for divinations and honoring our ancestors. Imbolc (beginning of February) is a time when the first signs of spring are celebrated and lambs come into milk. It is a time for new beginnings and a time to especially honor the goddess Brighid. Bealtaine (beginning of May) is also a time when the veil thins between the worlds. We celebrate the fertility of the land. Lughnasadh (beginning of August) is a time to especially honor the god Lugh. It is a time of the first harvest. We have games of skill and enjoy the fruits of the harvest. We observe the solstices and equinoxes but we do not celebrate them as religious holidays.
This probably explains it a little better:
http://paganachd.com/faq/ritual.html#whatholidays

Answer 4

I don't celebrate them every year--I just acknowledge them as part of the flow of my life and continue doing whatever I would have been doing that way. So far the gods haven't protested....

Most commonly when I manage to celebrate them, it's Yule and Midsummer that get my attention. No idea why. Maybe I have a thing for the Holly and Oak Kings :-)

Answer 5

I know I argue for the Atheist side in general but I'm actually Pagan. I don't celebrate the Sabbaths at all really. I would but I live with my Christian grandmother and she'd get very upset. Its not worth the trouble.

Answer 6

We try to celebrate both the Sabbats and Esbats with one of several groups we are friendly with whenever possible. Sometimes we go to more than one groups Ritual depending on our schedule.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Yes. Some just with coven, some with a "sister" coven, some with the larger Pagan community.

Every once in a while we're unable to celebrate with anyone, because of illness or other problems, but that's actually pretty rare.

Answer 9

Yes, and the Esbats. I celebrate all 8 of one and all 12 / 13 of the other. :)

And if you're looking for info about HOW I celebrate, I'll share, but I'm not sure if that would be TMI at this point.

Answer 10

No, I'm not Wiccan. I do celebrate Yule though, that's always been a favorite of mine.