A coven meeting other than one of the
8 seasonal festivals or Sabbats. The Esbats are the Wiccan Full Moon Celebrations.
At this time we gather to worship She Who Is. There are 12 - 13 Full Moons
yearly, or one every 28.1/4 days. The Moon is symbolic of the Goddess,
as well as a source of energy. Each Moon has a traditional name.
January - Wolf Moon, February - Storm Moon, March - Chaste Moon, April
- Seed Moon, May - Hare Moon, June - Dyad (pair) Moon, July - Mead
Moon, August - Wyrt
(green plant) Moon, September -
Barley Moon, October - Blood Moon, November - Snow Moon, December
- Oak Moon. A Blue Moon is variable and occurs when the Moon with
it's 28 day cycle appears twice within the same calendar month, due
to that month's 31 day duration. In 1999, we have two Blue Moons in January
and two in March.
