Mabon

"MAY-bun, MAY-bon, MAH-boon, or MAH-bawn"
The dates of the Solstices and Equinoxes can change each year but are always between the 20th and the 23rd of the corresponding month. Come see the Exact Dates for these holidays here.

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Mabon is the completion of the harvest begun at Lughnasadh. Once again day and night are equal, poised as the God prepares to leave His physical body and begin the great adventure into the unseen, toward renewal and rebirth of the Goddess. Nature declines, draws back its bounty, readying for winter and its time of rest .
The Goddess nods in the weakening sun, though fire burns within Her womb. We all take a moment to pay our respects to the impending dark. We also give thanks to the waning sunlight, as we store our harvest of this year's crops. The Druids call this celebration, Mea'n Fo'mhair, and honor The Green Man, the God of the Forest, by offering libations to trees. Offerings of ciders, wines, herbs and fertilizer are appropriate at this time. Wiccans celebrate the aging Goddess as she passes from Mother to Crone, and her consort the God as he prepares for death and re-birth. God prepares to leave his physical body toward renewal and rebirth of the Goddess. It is a time for thanksgiving and meditation. River and stream stones gathered over the summer can be empowered for various purposes.

Other Names: Fall or Autumn Equionox, Autumnal Equinox

Correspondances

Colors: Orange, dark red, yellow, brown, maroon, Deep Gold, violet, indigo.
Deities: All wine Deities, Persephone, Thor, Modron, Morgan, Snake Woman, Epona, Pamona, Muses, Mabon, Thoth, Hermes, Hotei.
Symbols: acorns, pine cones, baskets of fallen leaves
Herbs: Hazel, corn, acorns, oak, wheat stalks, cypress cones, pine cones, myrrh, thistles, tobacco, pine, cedar, honeysuckle, sage, milkweed..
Food: corn bread cakes, wheat products, breads, nuts, vegetables, apples, cider, carrots, onions, potatoes, wine, ale and pomegranates.
Incense: benzoin, myrrh, pine, cinnamon, cloves, jasmine, frankincense and sage.
Candles: brown, green, orange and yellow.
Gemstones: carnelian, lapis lazuli, sapphire, yellow agate, yellow topaz, amethyst.
Animals: Dogs, wolves, stag, owl, eagle, salmon, goat, blackbird
Mythical Creatures: Gnomes, sphinx, minotaurs, cyclops, andamans and gulons.
Plants: Vines, Garlands, Gourds, pine cones, acorns, wheat, dried leaves, corn, pomegranate, ivy, hazel, hops, cedar and tobacco.

Activities and Traditions

- Adults only or with adults help - maybe dangerous

- Ask permission from parents first

• Meditation
• Paying respects to the impending dark
• Thanks to the sunlight
• Let each member (of family or coven) tell a story about a personal accomplisment during the year.
• Have a thanksgiving feast
• Can and preserve produce
• Bring in flowers and produce from the home garden to bless, being sure to leave some flowers and produce as a thanks to Mother Earth

Mabon Links

Mabon Lore
Ariadne Luna's Mabon Page
Mabon by Karri Allrich
Mabon at WitchVox

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