Happy Witch's Day!

[mary25]

So…I’ve seen a few references here and there to today, July 21, being Witch’s Day. I don’t know the origin or rationale behind this being the date, though. I’ve owned it on my calendar because we need a recognition day! I’ve also seen November 16 being observed as International Witches Day, which makes sense because of Hecate’s Night – but Hecate isn’t part of every witch’s practice. Do you know of a commonly accepted recognition day? Or is the whole point of being a witch NOT to have a recognition day? LOL

[Satans_Helper]

Happy witchy day

[megan4]

What would you do exactly would you do on a witch’s day???

[Artemisia]

I see it listed on here 2024 Wiccan & Pagan Holiday Calendar – Spells8 but didn’t see it mentioned in the news of the week. Doing a cursory google search, I don’t see it being widely mentioned or observed, but there’s nothing to say you can celebrate it anyway and however you see fit!

As to commonly accepted recognized days, I’d have to say the big ones - Beltane, Summer and Winter Solstice, Samhain/Halloween

[Satans_Helper]

I’m guessing celebrate being a witch?

[amanda6]

Happy Witch’s Day Everyone!

[Nhaama]

Happy Witch’s Day, everyone~! May this day be extra magickal for all

[BryWisteria]

@mary25

July 21, being Witch’s Day.

Interesting! It’s showing on two different magickal calenders I follow, and a Google Search shows a handful of sources listing it. At the same time, I also can’t find a set history or reason behind the holiday. My best guess is that a small group of people somewhere started celebrating it, and it spread - which is often how holidays begin, I suppose

All the more days to celebrate being witchy! In my eyes, every day is a good day to be Witch Day!

@mary25

Do you know of a commonly accepted recognition day?

Seconding Artemisia - the “biggest” (in terms of most widely recognized) pagan holidays would be the Eight Sabbats. Four of the Sabbats are also astronomical occasions - two solstices and two equinoxes

[stavroula]

I had no idea about both dates! Well, I guess being European I had thw Walpurgis night in mind as the witches day xD

Walpurgis Night, Beltane, & the Night of Witches

But, anws Happy witches’ Day!

[mary25]

Many other types of observation days raise awareness, celebrate differences, encourage tolerance and dispel misconceptions that might be in circulation among the general public. I’ve imagined something along those lines - whether it was writing a blog post, making a video, hosting a round table, giving a lecture or holding a workshop (for example).