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Guide to Mabon

Just to let you all know, on Sunday the 23rd of September, Mabon is happening!

Now, that’s great, but… what is Mabon?

• Mabon is a pagan holiday that takes place on the annual Autumnal Equinox (which this year is on Sunday, September 23rd).
• Also called Harvest Home, it is a time for celebration and for reaping what you have sewn.
• It is a time to give thanks to Gaea, our Mother Earth.
• Mabon is also the name of the welsh god of light and the son of the Earth Mother, Modron.

How do you celebrate Mabon?

• Witches celebrate Mabon in a number of different ways. Typically, witches will incorporate the symbols of the harvest holiday into their day.
• These symbols include items such as horns of plenty, ivy, and pine cones; foods such as pomegranates, pumpkins, dried seed, and apples; colours such as orange, gold, maroon, brown, and red.
• Many wiccans have a large feast on this night, filled with the foods of the holiday such as potatoes, carrots, squash, pomegranates, apples, and onions. It is sometimes seasoned with the herbs of the god Mabon (rose, honeysuckle, acorns, thistle, and ferns) but make sure they’re edible!
• Some witches build an altar for Mabon and decorate it with the symbols of the harvest holiday, as well as with tools (such as hand trowels, baskets or scythes), and a yellow or orange candle. When the candle is lit, many witches offer a prayer to the Goddess Mother or the Green Man.

What are other things to do on the holiday?

• There are many things to do! Here are just a few suggestions.
• Practice apple magic, go on a long walk in the woods, listen to music, do arts and crafts, and spend time with your family and friends!
• Mabon is a time of balance. Meditation for harmony is great to do on this holiday. Maybe even meditate outside if it’s not too cold!
• Celebrate the hearth and the home and cleanse your home by burning sage or using consecrated water. Decorate your home with symbols of the harvest season!
• Leave an offering of thanks to the gods of the vine. Whether that is Dionysus, Bacchus, the Green Man, or other gods! Leaving an offering of wine, honey, apples, frankincense, etc.

I hope you all have a wonderful harvest season and a great Mabon! Feel free to leave a comment of how you’re celebrating this year. Blessed be to all!