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A sabbat is a Wiccan festival.

 

The first one may be Yule (I have to check it out later), the Winter Solstice, on the 21st or 22nd of December, which manifests like pagans' Christmas. It is represented by the Moon (32) Card in the Lenormand Deck.

 

Then, Imbolc, Candlemass, falls on February 1st or February Eve, which is celebrated for the goddess, Brigid, the Celtic goddess of fire and health. It is symblized by the Birds Card (12) in the Lenormand cards.

 

Ostara, the Spring Equinox, is held on the 21st or 22nd of March. It is represented by Lilies (30), the King of Spades, in the playing cards.

 

On May first, Beltane, representing the Flowers Card (9), is a holiday for young people to get to know each other and fall in love. They would dance around a May pole on the meadows or hills near the Alps mountain.

 

Litha, the Summer Soltice, falls on June 21st or 22nd, represented by the Sun Card (31) in the Lenormand Cards.

 

Then, Lughnasadh or Loafmass on August 1st or August Eve is symbolized by Scythe (10), which is the Jack of Diamonds in the playing cards. Lughnasadh is also the First Harvest in the Wheel of the Year.

 

Mabon is the Autumn Equinox on the 21st or 22nd of September, which is the Second Harvest. It is symbolized by the Garden Card (20) in the Lenormand Deck.

 

On Halloween, which is held precisely from the Eve of October 31st to the next day, November 1st. It is also Samhain, the most significant festival of the whole Sabbat. It is represented by the Coffin Card (8) in the Lenormand Deck. Halloween is the last festival of the Sabbat, which is said to be the New Year's Day of the pagan culture. Samhain is the threshold in the liminal worlds which means it is the thinnest and nearest timing zone between the living and the dead including our ancestors.