Editing Wheel of the Year (section)

=== Colours ===
According to some [[Neopagan witchcraft|pagan traditions]], for each holiday on the wheel, different [[Color|colours]] are displayed.<ref name="Mosely 10–13">{{Cite journal |last1=Mosely |first1=Spencer |last2=Johnson |first2=Pauline |last3=Koenig |first3=Hazel |date=September 1962 |title=Paper Decorating Ideas |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00119253.1962.10545389 |journal=Design |volume=64 |issue=1 |pages=10–13 |doi=10.1080/00119253.1962.10545389 |issn=0011-9253}}</ref> This practice is not universal, however, and there are a wide range of ways which different sects or individuals would decorate for the sabbats.<ref name="Mosely 10–13"/> 
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! style="text-align:center;"|Colour!! style="text-align:center;"|Holiday/Time of Year!! style="text-align:center;"|Significance
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| style="background:black;"|{{white|Black}}|
|[[Samhain]] 
|Black is the primary colour of Samhain.<ref name="wikihow.com">{{Cite web |title=How to Celebrate Samhain: 12 Steps (with Pictures) |url=https://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Samhain |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=wikiHow }}</ref> Black symbolises the vastness and mystery of the [[Spirit world (Spiritualism)|spirit world]] (and the [[universe]] to a greater extent).<ref name="Yeats 1902 574">{{Cite journal |last=Yeats |first=W. B. |date=1902 |title=Notes: From "Samhain" |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/20546256 |journal=All Ireland Review |volume=3 |issue=35 |pages=574–576 |doi=10.2307/20546256 |jstor=20546256 |issn=2009-2415}}</ref> It also represents the [[Death|dead]] and the [[Season|fading of light]] in the ‘dark half’ of the year.<ref name="Yeats 1902 574"/>
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| style="background:red;"|{{white|Red}}
|[[Beltane]], [[Yule]]
|In Beltane, red is symbolic of [[Physical strength|strength]], [[vitality]], [[Sexual arousal|sex and passion]],<ref>{{Citation |last=Habegger |first=Kimberly |title=Art as Reflection of the Rites and Rituals of Wine Consumption in Spain |date=2023-04-01 |work=Rites, Rituals & Religions |pages=6–16 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv36tpj3q.7 |access-date=2024-06-24 |publisher=Liverpool University Press |doi=10.2307/j.ctv36tpj3q.7 |isbn=978-1-78284-789-2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-25 |title=Beltane April 30 - May 1 |url=https://www.goddessandgreenman.co.uk/blog/beltane-april-30---may-1 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.goddessandgreenman.co.uk }}</ref> as well as of [[bonfire]]s and other related symbols of the holiday. For Yule, [[Red in culture|red is symbolic of abundance]], prosperity and good tidings<ref name="Make Magic With the Colors of Yule">{{Cite web |title=Make Magic With the Colors of Yule |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/magical-colors-of-the-yule-season-2562957 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref>
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| style="background:gold;"|Gold
|[[Imbolc]], Yule
|For Imbolc, gold is symbolic of [[candle]] flames and light.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Imbolc Traditions and Customs |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/imbolc-traditions-and-customs-2562143 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref> During Yule, gold is associated with the [[Sun]] and [[gift giving]]<ref name="Make Magic With the Colors of Yule"/>
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| White
|Imbolc
|White is the primary colour of Imbolc.<ref name="learnreligions.com">{{Cite web |title=Celebrating the Imbolc Sabbat, February 2 |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/guide-to-celebrating-imbolc-2562102 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref> Like gold, it symbolises [[light]] and candle flames.<ref name="learnreligions.com"/> It also symbolises the [[snow]], [[milk]] and [[Brigid]], along with other symbols of the [[Candlemas|season]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Pagan Imbolc Celebration |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/history-of-the-pagan-holiday-imbolc-2562118 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref>
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| style="background:darkgreen;"|{{white|Dark Green}}
|Yule
|In Yule, dark green symbolises the [[Evergreen|evergreen fauna]] which is used to decorate during the holiday - it is symbolic of [[wealth]] (gifts), [[nature]] and [[peace]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wiccan Wheel of the Year; Robin Wood |url=https://www.robinwood.com/LivingtreeGrove/BOS/BOSPages/WheelOfYear.html |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.robinwood.com}}</ref> In some traditions, dark green is representative of the [[Oak King]], who conquers the [[Holly King and Oak King|Holly King]] for dominance in the next half of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Legend of the Holly King and the Oak King |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/holly-king-and-the-oak-king-2562991 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref>
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| style="background:lightgreen;"|Light Green
|[[Ostara]], [[Litha]], Beltane
|Light green is used in a wide range of holidays. For Ostara, light green is symbolic of the new [[Spring (season)|spring]] and the balance which nature brings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrate Ostara With Rites and Rituals |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/ostara-rites-and-rituals-2562469 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref> In Litha, light green is also symbolic of balance and harmony.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Great Ways to Celebrate Litha |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/great-ways-to-celebrate-litha-2562249 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref> In Beltane, the colour has similar associations, but also of the [[wildness]] and raw energy of nature.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Pagan Beltane Celebration |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/the-history-of-beltane-and-may-day-2561657 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref>
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| style="background:yellow;"|Yellow
|[[Litha]], [[Lughnasadh|Lughnasadh/Lammas]], Ostara
|Yellow is one of the most versatile colours, and used in a plethora of holidays. In Litha, yellow is the primary colour, and symbolic of the [[Sun]], joy and light.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Customs and Traditions of Litha, the Summer Solstice |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/litha-customs-traditions-and-folklore-2561477 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref> In Lughnasadh or [[Lammas]], yellow is symbolic of the [[grain]] the holiday [[Harvest festival|celebrates]] and the Sun.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Unknown |first=Unknown |date=March 7, 2013 |title=Celebrating Lammas, August 1st |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/celebrating-lammas-or-lughnasadh-in-august-2562156 |website=Learn Religions |access-date=24 June 2024 |archive-date=24 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624134058/https://www.learnreligions.com/celebrating-lammas-or-lughnasadh-in-august-2562156 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In Ostara, it represents [[flower]]s and spring.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything You Should Know About Ostara, the Spring Equinox |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/all-about-ostara-the-spring-equinox-2562471 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref>
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| style="background:orange;"|Orange
|[[September equinox|Mabon]], Samhain
|In Mabon, orange represents the [[season|changing of the season]] and the fading of light in the darker half of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 Easy Decorating Ideas for Mabon |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/easy-decorating-ideas-for-mabon-2562269 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref> For Samhain, the colour comes secondary to black,<ref name="wikihow.com"/> but has similar associations as in Mabon, and also represents [[flame]]s and a connection to the spirit world. In some sects the colour represents the Sun in [[Rebirth (Buddhism)|rebirth]] when Yule arrives.<ref name="wikihow.com"/>
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| style="background:pink;"|Pink
|Ostara
|For Ostara, pink is symbolic of the flowers and new spring.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Set Up Your Ostara Altar |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/setting-up-your-ostara-altar-2562484 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref>
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| style="background:brown;"|{{white|Brown}}
|Mabon
|Brown is symbolic of the [[Autumn|fallen leaves]] and changing seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-22 |title=How to Celebrate Mabon 2024 |url=https://www.mabonhouse.co/mabon |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Mabon House }}</ref>
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Many of these colours are also used in the different holidays interchangeably with the others, and colour decorations are not exclusively these colours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=13 Magical Colors to Use |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/color-magic-magical-correspondences-4105405 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref> However, it is widely believed that Samhain has a particular association with black (and orange) only.<ref name="wikihow.com"/> Colour associations vary across sects and practice, nor are they an integral part to a holiday. Some practitioners do not have colour associations for sabbats at all.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Things You Need to Know About Paganism |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/facts-about-paganism-and-wicca-2562832 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Learn Religions }}</ref>