The wheel of the year, observed.

The Wheel of the Year is anchored by solar and agricultural events — the solstices, the equinoxes, and the cross-quarter days between. A practical almanac of all eight festivals, with background, stories, celebrations and recipes for each.

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Samhain

Veiling — Death and Release

Cross-quarter · Late October

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A tent silhouetted beneath a tree and full moon in drifting mist

The veil lifts. The dead walk — and the response splits into two postures that sit side by side.

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A myth in eight movements

The Story of the Year

One continuous story, told across the eight festivals. A new myth, built from history.

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From this turning · Samhain

"The dark down there didn't stay the same dark from one hour to the next."

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Seasonal recipes

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For Samhain✶

Samhain feast

Pork and pumpkin stew, small spiced soul cakes for the sill, and a warm cup of lambswool for those who pass in the dark.

For Yule❄

Yule feast

Roast pork for the longest night, Christmas pudding and mince pies, and a pan of warm wassail passed around the fire.

For Imbolc✢

Imbolc feast

Lamb and leek stew with colcannon, Seville orange pudding, and a cup of barley water for the returning light.