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Explore eight moments of a seasonal calendar used in contemporary Pagan practices. Each celebration opens an image, context and reflection. View the whole year or focus on the next stage in your chosen hemisphere.
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Explore eight celebrations of the seasonal cycle. Choose a year and hemisphere, check their dates and find a symbolic gesture for each stage.

The four astronomical transitions are calculated from the Sun. Other festivals use 1 February, 1 May, 1 August and 31 October in the north; in the south, 1 February, 30 April, 1 August and 31 October, with celebrations shifted half a cycle.
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The Wheel of the Year
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Explore eight celebrations of the seasonal cycle. Choose a year and hemisphere, check their dates and find a symbolic gesture for each stage.
Explore eight moments of a seasonal calendar used in contemporary Pagan practices. Each celebration opens an image, context and reflection. View the whole year or focus on the next stage in your chosen hemisphere.
Choose a year from 1900 to 2099 and your hemisphere. Select a celebration on the wheel or list. Equinoxes and solstices show UTC times; the other four dates are calendar conventions. Change year and hemisphere within the result.
Use the gestures as personal suggestions without needing ritual objects. In tropical regions, wet and dry seasons may describe your surroundings better. A conventional date does not mean every community celebrates that day.
The four astronomical transitions are calculated from the Sun. Other festivals use 1 February, 1 May, 1 August and 31 October in the north; in the south, 1 February, 30 April, 1 August and 31 October, with celebrations shifted half a cycle.
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