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Wicca, learned from the ancient Pagan practices, is basically nature and magic-based religon . Wicca imitates other world beliefs with its personal traditions, seasonal "holidays" as well as belief system. There are many "holidays" or seasonal observances in Wicca and Pagans. Full moons (as well as sometimes new moons) bring about the ritual Esbat. There are as well eight Sabbats- 4 of which, the cross-quarter days, are greater than the others as well as connect back to medieval fire festivals. These are named Samhain, Beltane, Lammas and Imbolc. The other, lesser recognized celebrations are the summer as well as winter solstices as well as spring and autumn equinoxes.

Pagans carry out "rituals" at important sabbats, esbats, or sometimes for some other reasons such as handfastings (pagan weddings), wiccanings (pagan baptising! ), or other specific occasions. Ritual usually simply consists of casting a group, calling upon the deity, calling upon the 4 components, and carrying out the ritual itself (like to thank the diety for the harvesting, and so on). Now, mind you, rituals and ways of doing ritual vary greatly between denominations and individual pagans.

May is the time of a Pagan holiday called "Beltane" that is still celebrated widely today. Beltane, the Pagan festival, is celebrated to mark the beginning of warm season. In some mythology, this is the time that the Wiccan Goddess and God first wed or conceive a child. The festivities which happen are called the Beltane Fire Festival, and this takes place annually on April 30. Beltane is an event for anyone has long since lost its religious connotations for many people

Samhain is celebrated during Hallowe'en. Halloween is an annual holiday observed on October 31. Its roots is said to be at Samhain as well as the All Saint's Day being celebrated by Christian believers. On this day, people tell scary stories, visiting haunted and isolated sights, watch horror pictures, go for ghost tours and tricks, wearing Halloween costumes, carving scary lanterns and many other horror activities.

The Samhain festivity is a party being done by the end of harvesting season in the Gaelic culture. This was also referred to as the Celtic New Year. The medieval Celtic pagans made use of such time to slaughter livestock as well as get stock of supplies to be allocated for winter stores.During those days, people thought that on October 31st, the dead people were major threat to people living since they developed illness and damaged the crops . The festival celebrations include a modern retelling of the traditional light against dark tale, this time involving summer season battling it out with winter season.

This fire festival is attended by thousands and fantastic, highly unusual ways in which to enjoy Hallowe'en - perfect for those, who prefer not to attend parties or dress up themselves and wish to take in something new .

The spring time is a time for new beginning and growth. Hence, the most effective Love Spells cast are those that give emphasis to sowing a seed which will grow, rather than relighting a love or wanting to harden a mature love that already exists.The festival is celebrated by throwing bones of slaughtered animals in the bonfires lit up everywhere. While doing this, the people involved wore masks and costumes, as they imitated the evil spirits to appease them.