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~*~ Mabon The Autumnal Equinox ~ September 21st ~*~
Autumn Equinox or Mabon,
about September 21, was a time of rest after labor, completion of the
harvest. Again the hours of day and night are in balance, with the darkness
increasing. All preparations for the dark of the year and the year's ending
were made, thus bringing us back to Samhain.
Also known as: Fall
or Autumn Equinox, Wine Harvest, Feast of Avalon, Alban Elved (Druid), Alban
Elfed (Caledonii), Winter Finding (Teutonic)
Date: Fall Equinox, usually about September 21-23
Symbols: Apples, Wine, Vines, Garlands, Gourd, Cornucopia, Burial
Cairns
Deities: Wine Gods, Harvest Deities, Aging Deities
Colors: Brown, Orange, Russet, Maroon, Fall Colors
Herbs: benzoin, marigold, myrrh, sage, and thistles may be burned;
acorns, asters, ferns, honeysuckle, milkweed, mums, oak leaves, pine, and
roses may be used as decorations.
Mabon (MAY-bone or MAH-bawn) is
named for the Welsh God and it is seen as the second of the three harvests,
and particularly as a celebration of the vine harvests and of wine. It is
also associated with apples as symbols os life renewed.
Celebrating new-made wine, harvesting apples and vine products, and visiting
burial cairns to place an apple upon them, were all ways in which the Celts
honored this Sabbat. (Avalon, one of the many Celtic names for the Land of
the Dead, literally means the "land of apples".) These acts symbolized both
thankfulness for the life-giving harvest, and the wish of the living to be
reunited with their dead.
Here are a few suggestions for Mabon activities that can be incorporated
into the Sabbat or done during the day.
Hang dried ears of corn on the front door, doorposts, or outside light
fixture (hang the corn so it does not come into contact with the heat of the
light bulb).
Collect milkweed pods to decorate at Yuletide and attract the faeries.
Call upon the elementals and honor them for their help with (N-earth) home
and finances, (E-air) school and knowledge, (S-fire) careers and
accomplishments, (W-water) emotional balance and fruitful relationships.
Activities
taken from
Grimoire for the Green Witch: A Complete Book of Shadows
Wiccan Sabbat Books...
Autumn Equinox; The Enchantment of Mabon
Mabon
Witches' Sabbats
A Year of Ritual
Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Beltane to Mabon
Seasons of the Witch: Celebrating the 8 Wiccan Festivals of the Year
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