The Wheel of the Year is an annual cycle honoring eight “holy days” which demarcate the solstices and equinoxes and additional seasonal dates important to our ancestors. These dates remain meaningful for those who wish to observe the natural rhythm of our planet. In Guided by the Moon , Theresa C. Dintino offers rituals to carry out yourself or with a group that celebrate the Wheel of the Year in an Italian American Way. February 2-5: Feast of Sant’Agata (Imbolc/Candlemas/Groundhog Day) - March 20/21: Celebration of the Goddess Proserpina (Spring Equinox/Easter/Passover) - May 1: Celebration of the Italian Snake Goddess Angitia (Beltane/May Day) - June 20-24: Celebration of the Feast of San Giovanni (SummerSolstice) - August 2: Festival of Ops (Lammas/Lughnasadh) - September 21/22: Celebration of the Goddess Ceres (AutumnalEquinox) - October 31/November 1: All Souls Day (Samhain/Halloween) - December 21/22: Manifesting with the Goddess Diana and the Mirror of the Moon (Winter Solstice/Christmas/Hanukah) Between the ritual days, Dintino shares more about indigenous Italian spiritual traditions as well as personal memories of growing up Italian American. A celebration of all things Italian American as well as the traditions of our ancestors makes Guided by the Moon, Wheel of the Year: Pagan Holy Days the Italian American Way a wealth of information and engagement for all. Theresa C. Dintino is the author of ten books and serves as a guide and spiritual mentor to many. She is an ancestral Strega, (wise woman or witch), in the Italian tradition. She is also a ritualist and initiated diviner. Her novel The Strega and the Dreamer is based on the true story of her great-grandparents who immigrated from the Abruzzo region in Italy to New Hampshire at the turn of the last century. With Rauri Tor, she co-authored The Oscan Oracle: from the Ancient Janarra of the Moon , a book and divination system from the ancient Italian wise ones. Visit Theresa at ritualgoddess.com