What is Mabon?
Mabon (may-bon) is one of the eight sabbats on the wheel of the year. Mabon is also known as the autumn equinox or the second harvest. Mabon is celebrated September 23rd in the Northern Hemisphere . In the Southern Hemisphere it is celebrated March 20th. Many cultures see the second harvest as a time for giving thanks. This time of year is when farmers know how well their summer crops did. And how well fed their animals have become. This determines whether you and your family would have enough food for the winter. That is why people used to give thanks around this time. Thanks for their crops, animals, and food.
How to Celebrate
To celebrate this sabbat there are a number of activities that are done depending on religious or spiritual preferences and origins. Celebrations and activities might include: a grand feast with family, apple picking, visiting a pumpkin patch, canning or preserving food, baking, making corn husk dolls, taking a hike in the woods, hosting a bonfire. In more modern times we have added activities and rituals such as: journaling, spellwork, setting up a Mabon themed altar, and making a Mabon besom.
Correspondences
Mabon has many different symbols, all representing the autumn theme. Some symbols may include: acorns, gourds, pinecones, apples, leaves, cornucopias, and grains. Animals are also known to be symbolic during Mabon. Some of these animals may be: blackbirds, owls, wolves, stags, salmons, eagles, and wild geese. Herbs and flowers that are great to work with during this time of the year are: rosemary, rue, garden sage, yarrow, mugwort, sunflowers, cinnamon, chamomile, frankincense, myrrh, nutmeg, allspice, star anise, ginger, and bay leaves. Some colors and candle colors that are representive of Mabon are: yellow, gold, orange, red, brown, green, gray, white, and bronze. Lastly, here are some crystals that are great for this time of year: carnelian, citrine, amber, tigers eye, belomorite moonstone, sunstone, obsidian, mahogany obsidian, snowflake obsidian, green adventurine, lapis lazuli, and smoky quartz.
Blessed Mabon
Thank you for taking the time to read some information on the sabbat, Mabon. I hope you found this informational and helpful. I wish you the happiest of all days and a prosperous autumn harvest. Manifesting many abundant blessings for you and your family this equinox. Blessed Mabon.
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