a guide to the witch’s sabbats
This honestly took a lot longer than I thought but here’s my post on each of the Sabbats
POSTER’S NOTE: I will be posting the dates for each Sabbat when they are celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere: February 1-2
Southern Hemisphere: August 1-2
Midpoint between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox
Fire Festival • Quickening
Animals: bears, ewes, goats, groundhogs, sheep, snakes, wolves
Beverages: beer, milk, spiced wine
Colors: blue, green, red, white, lavender
Gods: Aengus Mac Og, Eros, Faunus, Februus, Freyr, Innus, Lupercus, Pan
Goddesses: Aphrodite, Artemis, Athena, Brigid/St. Brigid, Diana, Gaia, Persephone, Selene, Venus
Foods: butter, cheese, garlic, grains, leeks, onions, peppers, shallots, yogurt
Gemstones: amethyst, bloodstone, garnet, ruby
Incense: basil, cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh, rosemary, vanilla
Plants: acorns, crocus, grape hyacinth, primrose, snowdrops
Symbols: besom, Brigid’s Cross, candles, seeds, Shepherd’s Crook, sun wheel
Magickal Energies: agriculture, beginning, birth, cleansing, courtship, divination, fertility, growth, life, love, protection, purity, rebirth, return of the sun, spring
Northern Hemisphere: held between March 19-22
Southern Hemisphere: held between September 21-23
Animals: bears, bees, butterflies, birds, goats, rams, rabbits/hares
Colors: gold, green, lavender, light blue, pink, white, yellow
Gods: Adonis, Attis, Dagda, Holly King,Oak King, Jesus, Odin, Osiris
Goddesses: Aphrodite, Cybele, Demeter, Eostra, Hera, Ishtar, Persephone
Foods: chard, dairy, eggs, honey, lemon balm, lettuce, marjoram, nuts, seeds, spinach, thyme
Gemstones: agate, amethyst, red jasper, lapis lazuli, moonstone, clear quartz, rose quartz
Incense: cinnamon, dragon’s blood, frankincense, jasmine, myrrh, orange peel, rose, strawberry, violet
Plants: daffodil, daisy, dandelion, honeysuckle, hyacinth, jasmine, lily, primrose, tulip, violet
Symbols: basket, cauldron, eggs, feathers, seedlings
Magickal Energies: balance, beauty, beginnings, birth, cleansing, duality, fertility, life, nurturing, rebirth, renewal, sex
Northern Hemisphere: May 1
Southern Hemisphere: October 31
Animals: bees, bulls, cats, cattle, goats, rabbits, sheep, snakes
Beverages: milk, water, wine
Colors: green, light blue, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow, white
Gods: Apollo, Bacchus, Cernunnos, Cupid, Dionysus, Eros, Frey
Goddesses: Aphrodite, Bast, Brigid, Diana, Flora, Freya, Rhiannon, Venus
Foods: butter, dairy, oat/barley cakes, fresh fruit, herbs
Gemstones: amber, carnelian, emerald, garnet, malachite, rose quartz, pink tourmaline
Incense: vanilla, jasmine, lilac, rose, peach
Plants: daisy, honeysuckle, ivy, mint, primrose, rose, violet
Symbols: bells, bonfire, candles, cauldron, chalice, faeries, flowers, may basket, may doll, may pole, may queen, sun, wool, yggdrasil
Magickal Energies: bounty, commitment, community, divination, divine marriage, fertility, fire, fruition, good fortune, growth, handfasting, happiness, healing, health, joy, life, light, love, lust, mating, maturity, prosperity, protection, sex, summer, sun, vows, warmth
Northern Hemisphere: held between June 20-22
Southern Hemisphere: held between December 20-22
Solar Festival • Fire Festival • Culmination
Animals: bees, birds, cattle, donkeys, horses
Beverages: fruit juice, herbal teas, mead, milk
Colors: gold, green, orange, red, white, yellow
Gods: Bel/Belenus, Lugh, St. John the Baptist, Holly King, Oak King, Apollo, Dagda, Helios, Ra, Ares, Mars, Zeus
Goddesses: Artemis, Isis, Vesta, Diana, Freya, Aphrodite, Venus, Inanna, Epona
Foods: barbecue chicken, barbecue pork, cheese, cinnamon, eggs, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, ginger, honey, lemon, lime, mint, nuts, oranges, turmeric, yogurt
Gemstones: amethyst, emerald, jade, lapis lazuli, malachite, gold topaz
Incense: jasmine, lemon, lotus, rose, sandalwood
Plants: basil, chamomile, daisy, dogwood, lavender, mint, mistletoe, oak, rose, saffron, sage, sunflower, thyme, verbena, vervain
Symbols: bonfire, candle, circle, dagger, feathers, oak leaf, sun dial, sun wreath, sword, wreath
Magickal Energies: abundance, blessing, blooming, divination, faery work, feasting, fertility, fire, fulfillment, good health, growing, life, light, love, luck, marriage, maturity, passion, pregnancy, prosperity, protection, repelling evil spirits, success, summer, transformation, unions
Northern Hemisphere: August 1
Southern Hemisphere: February 1 
Midpoint between Summer Solstice and Autumn Equinox
Fire Festival • Harvest Festival • Decline
Beverages: beer, cider, herbal tea
Colors: gold, green, red, orange, yellow
Gods: Adonis, Hermes, Jesus, Lugh, Mercury, Osiris, Vulcan
Goddesses: Ceres, Corn Grandmother, Demeter, Isis, Persephone, Rhiannon
Foods: apples, breads, fish, fruit, grains, honeycomb toffee
Gemstones: amber, aventurine, carnelian, citrine, obsidian, peridot, gold topaz
Incense: chamomile, rosemary, sandalwood
Plants: apples, barley, corn, garlic, marigold, myrtle, onion, sunflower
Symbols: candles, corn dolly, scythe, wheat sheaves
Magickal Energies: agriculture, competition, cultivation, fertility, gardening, growth, harvest, hope, preparation, rebirth, reflection, resurrection, transitions
Northern Hemisphere: held between September 20-22
Southern Hemisphere: held between March 20-22
Solar Festival • Harvest Festival • Harvest
Beverages: beer, cider, mead, wine
Colors: blue, brown, gold, green, orange, red, yellow
Gods: Adonis, Arwan, Bacchus, Cernunnos, Dagda, Dionysus, Freyr, Hades, Odin, Osiris, Pluto, Saturn
Goddesses: Ceres, Demeter, Freyja, Gaia, Isis, Persephone, Proserpina, Terra
Foods: apples, corn, grain, nuts, pears, pomegranates, pumpkin, sweet potatoes
Gemstones: amber, citrine, sapphire, tiger’s eye, gold topaz
Incense: frankincense, myrrh, pine, sage
Plants: acorns, apples, corn, grain, grapes, gourds, nuts, pinecones, pomegranates, pumpkins, wheat
Symbols: cornucopia, double spiral, scales, scythe, sun wheel
Magickal Energies: acknowledge hard work, agriculture, balance, bounty, completion, crone, harvest, reflection
Northern Hemisphere: October 31
Southern Hemisphere: May 1
Midpoint between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice
Animals: bats, cats, spiders, owls
Beverages: cider, mead, mulled wine
Colors: black, green, gray, orange, purple, white
Gods: Anubis, Cernunnos, Odin, Osiris, Mercury
Goddesses: Baba Yaga, Hecate, Demeter, Pomona, Hel, Ishtar, Isis, Lilith, Morrigan, Persephone, Rihannon
Foods: allspice, apples, cinnamon, corn, gourds, meats, pumpkins, root vegetables, rosemary, sage, turnips
Gemstones: apache tears, carnelian, smokey quartz, onyx, obsidian
Incense: copal, rosemary, sandalwood, sweetgrass
Plants: calendula, gourds, grains, mugwort, oak leaf, pumpkins, rue, wormwood
Symbols: ancestor photos, bat, black cat, broomstick, cauldron, coffin, crossroads, faeries, ghosts, ghoul, jack-o-lantern, mirror, pumpkin, skeleton, mirror, skull
Magickal Energies: ancestors, astral travel, changes, chaos, courage, crossroads, darkness, death, divination, harvest, honoring the deceased, life changes, memorials, mortality, scrying, séance, shadows, souls, spirit contact, transformation, transitions
Northern Hemisphere: held between December 20-22
Southern Hemisphere: held between June 20-22
Winter Solstice • Longest Night
Beverages: mead, mulled cider, mulled wine, wassail
Colors: green, gold, white, red, silver
Gods: Bacchus, Dionysus, Holly King, Oak King, Jesus, Mithras, Odin, Ra, Saturn, Thor, Sol, Apollo, Baldur, Cronus
Goddesses: Ceres, Frigga, La Befana, Ishtar, Skadi, Lachesis, Brigid
Foods: cookies, fruits, pork
Gemstones: bloodstone, orange calcite, citrine, diamond, garnet, ruby
Incense: bayberry, cedar, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, myrrh, pine, sandalwood, spruce
Plants: balsam, evergreens, fir, holly, ivy, mistletoe, oak, pine, pine cones, poinsettias*
Symbols: bonfires, candles, caroling, coal, evergreens, fire, garlands, gifts, lights, mistletoe, ornaments, poinsettias*, reindeer, sleigh, stars, stockings, Sun Wheel, trees, wreaths, Yule Log
Magickal Energies: beginnings, birth, daylight, death, divination, feasting, fertility, good health, good luck, growth, life, life cycle, light, luck, miracles, rebirth, resurrection, return, sacrifice
*I feel as if it’s important to note that the name “poinsettia” is the colonized name of the plant cuetlaxochitl, as the plant is native to Mexico and has roots in Aztec culture. It was introduced to the United States in the 1820s by Joel Roberts Poinsett, who was an American ambassador to Mexico at the time and is where the name “poinsettia” comes from.