The Solstices, Equinoxes, and mid-points between, also known as the Cross Quarters, have been celebrated by a variety of Nature peoples around the world and across the ages. Today, Wiccans and other Pagans often blend together ancient as well as contemporary approaches to celebrating these seasonal festivals. 

For each of these holidays, I get a brief overview and share some associated customs. I have had direct experience with all of these. The Sabbat cycle I describe here reflects the climate zone in the Northern hemisphere where I live as well as my own multi-cultural, spiritual approach with a Wiccan emphasis. Feel free to adapt these customs to reflect your own environment and spiritual path. 

Wheel of the Year: Circle of Sun and Seasons by Selena Fox

Study Group Guide for Pagan Paths Workshop 

Samhain

Also called: Halloween, All Hallows Eve, All Saints & All Souls, Day of the Dead 
dates: October 31, early November 
colors: black, orange, indigo 
tools: votive candles, magic mirror, cauldron, pumpkins, divination tools 
energy: death & transformation; Wiccan new year 
goddesses: Crone, Hecate 
gods: Horned Hunter, Cernnunos, Anubis 
rituals: honoring ancestors, releasing old, foreseeing future, understanding death and rebirth
customs: jack o'lanterns, spirit plate, ancestor altar, divination, costumes

Also called: Yule, Jul, Saturnalia, Christmas, solar/secular New Year 
dates: around December 21 colors: red, green, white 
tools: mistletoe, evergreen wreath, lights, gifts, holly, Yule log, Yule tree 
energy: regeneration & renewal 
goddesses: Great Mother, Isis, Mary, Tonazin, Lucina, Bona Dea 
gods: Sun Child, Horus, Jesus, Mithras, Santa/Odin, Saturn, Holly King 
rituals: personal renewal, world peace, honoring family & friends
customs: wreaths, lights, gift-giving, singing, feasting, resolutions

Also called: Candlemas, Oimelc, Brigid's Day; merged with Lupercalia/Valentines Day 
dates: February 2, early February 
colors: white, red 
tools: candles, seeds, Brigid wheel, milk 
energy: conception, initiation, inspiration 
goddesses: Brigid, Maiden 
gods: Groundhog, other creatures emerging from hibernation; young Sun 
rituals: creative inspiration, purification, initiation, candle work, house & temple blessings
customs: lighting candles, seeking omens of Spring, cleaning house, welcoming Brigid

Also called: Ostara, St. Patrick's Day, Easter 
dates: around March 21 
colors: green, yellow 
tools: eggs, basket, green clothes 
energy: birthing, sprouting, greening 
goddesses: Ostara, Kore, Maiden 
gods: Hare, Green Man 
rituals: breakthrough, new growth, new projects, seed blessings
customs: wearing green, egg games, new clothes, egg baskets

Also called: May Eve, May Day, Walspurgis Night 
dates: April 30, early May 
colors: rainbow spectrum, blue, green, pastels, all colors 
tools: Maypole & ribbons, flower crowns, fires, bowers, fields
energy: youthful play, exhuberance, sensuality, pleasure 
goddesses: May Queen, Flora 
gods: May King, Jack in the Green 
rituals: love, romance, fertility, crop blessings, creativity endeavors
customs: dancing Maypole, jumping fire, mating, flower baskets

Also called: Midsummer, Litha, St. John's Day 
dates: around June 21 
colors: yellow, gold, rainbow colors 
tools: bonfires, Sun wheel, Earth circles of stone energy: partnership
goddesses: Mother Earth, Mother Nature 
gods: Father Sun/Sky, Oak King 
rituals: community, career, relationships, Nature Spirit communion, planetary wellness
customs: bonfires, processions, all night vigil, singing, feasting, celebrating with others

Also called: Lughnassad 
dates: August 2, early August 
colors: orange, yellow, brown, green 
tools: sacred loaf of bread, harvested herbs, bonfires 
energy: fruitfulness, reaping prosperity 
goddesses: Demeter, Ceres, Corn Mother 
gods: Grain God, Lugh, John Barleycorn 
rituals: prosperity, generosity, continued success 
customs: offering of first fruits/grains, games, country fairs

Also called: Mabon, Michaelmas 
dates: around September 21 
colors: orange, red, brown, purple, blue 
tools: cornucopia, corn, harvested crops 
energy: appreciation & harvest 
goddesses: Bona Dea, Land Mother 
gods: Mabon, Sky Father 
rituals: thanksgiving, harvest, introspection 
customs: offerings to land, preparing for cold weather, bringing in harvest