Summer Solstice (Litha)

The Summer Solstice occurs when one of Earth’s poles is at its maximum tilt towards the Sun. This takes place twice yearly: once in the Northern Hemisphere, once in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, the date of the Summer Solstice is typically June...

City Dionysia

The City Dionysia was an important yearly festival held in honor of Dionysus, likely dating back to the middle of the sixth century BCE. Traditionally, it revolved around revering a specific epithet of Dionysus: Dionysus Eleuthereus, an Athenian cultic name meaning...

Ostara

Ostara is a traditionally Wiccan holiday which marks the Spring Equinox. It is often centered around rebirth, fertility, and venerating the goddess Eostre. Eostre is an Anglo-Saxon goddess, representing spring, new beginnings, etc. Ostara, being one of the eight...