Sabbats

Ancient sacred sites like Stonehenge in England remind us of people’s longheld connection to nature and the changing seasons. No one is quiet sure how old Stonehenge is, or who built it, but it is angled such that on the equinoxes and the solstices, the sun rising over the horizon appears to be perfectly placed between gaps in the megalith.

During the summer solstice, also known as the sabbat of Litha, Stonehenge becomes a place of pilgrimage for hundreds of people who come to celebrate the ancient holiday at this sacred site. Similarly, those who practice Wicca, paganism and/or neopaganism, also celebrate the sabbats. There are eight sabbats in a year, marking the eight major seasonal changes in the year (the four seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter, and their midpoints).

Our sabbat baskets are designed to help you join in the celebration. Each offers specially selected contents for a complete altar dedicated to a particular sabbat so you can do as the ancients once did, attuning yourself with nature by paying homage to the changing seasons as the great wheel turns.