• Nos Galon-Mai (Beltaine or May eve)
• Gwyl Canol Haf (Midsummer Day)
• Nos Gwyl Awst (Lammas)
• Nos Galon Gaeof (Samhain or Halloween)

The four lesser Sabbats are

• Gwyl Canol Gaeaf (Winter Solstice or Yule)
• Nos Gwyl Fair (Candlemas)
• Gwyl Canol Gwenwynol (Spring Equinox)

• Gwyl Canol Hydref (Fall Equinox) 

These comprise a total of eight major festivals.  We have attached a link to a Basic Sabbat Ritual at the bottom of this page.

If one follows the faerie path and offers the sacrifices of love and spiritual dedication to the Divine Earth Goddess and the Celestial God during these Sabbats, we believe that he or she will make evident an inner awareness of their true spiritual nature. Like our earlier Pictish and Celtic forbearers, Welsh Witches have an affinity for patterns in Ritual, Song, Words, and Art, and are an intensely proud and passionate people. The rich Sabbat festivals, customs, artwork and music are indicative of a continuing Celtic heritage, which is best represented by the Triscele, a Celtic version of the Yin Yang symbol. A Triscele is three spiral lines appearing to move in the same direction from a central point, enclosed by a circle. This symbol of three is an important element in the Welsh religious philosophy. Three is the number of the stages of life. The goddess shows three faces: Maid, Mother and Crone.

Faerie Witches also have a great love and concern for Nature in all her aspects. This love created the reflections of human life mirrored in the seasons that are the basis for our art, music, ritual and spirituality. There is a veneration of hills and streams, springs and trees which personify divine power. Even fish (the Salmon of knowledge) are part of the divine Triad of Love, Knowledge and Power. The seasons of the year renew the Goddess and she needs the participation of her creations to keep the cycle going. This is the real function of the Sabbats. They reinforce the ties between humankind, the Earth and Sun that give us life.

Unlike other gods that allow humanity to exist at their sufferance, the Lord & Lady need us just as much as we need them, and we are partners in the pageant of Life. The Welsh year is divided into two halves: October 31st to April 30th, the dark part of the year, and May 1st to October 30th, the light half of the year. The beginning of the year occurs at Nos Galon Gaeof (Samhain).

SOLAR CALENDAR

NOS GALON GAEOF
(Greater Sabbat)

GWYL CANOL GAEAF
(Lesser Sabbat)

NOS GWYL FAIR
(Greater Sabbat)

GWYL CANOL GWENWYNOL:
(Lesser Sabbat)

NOS GALON-MAI
(Greater Sabbat)

GWYL CANOL HAF
(Lesser Sabbat)

NOS GWYL AWST
(Greater Sabbat)

GWYL CANOL HYDREF
(Lesser Sabbat)

MISCELLANEOUS FESTIVALS