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#Mabon / Autumn Equinox:

Welcome to the latest sabbat informational post! Throughout the year, we will be posting up these threads to share general information about the next upcoming sabbat so WvP's witches, new and old, can prepare for the holiday. These posts will contain basic information about the holiday and open up for the floor for further questions or discussion.

For our Southern Hemisphere witches, the upcoming equinox is actually the Spring Equinox, which corresponds to the celebration of Ostara. For more information, check out our earlier Ostara & Spring Equinox post!

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🍎 Mabon & the Autumn Equinox 🍏

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What's Mabon? What's the Autumn Equinox? When are they and how are they different?

Mabon (MAY-bun, or MAH-bun) is one of the eight sabbats of the modern pagan Wheel of the Year. It is one of the "lesser sabbats", meaning that it is based around either an equinox or a solstice. The others are Yule (Winter Solstice), Ostara (Spring Equinox), and Midsummer/Litha (Summer Solstice). There's a section that goes into the history and connections of Mabon in more detail below if you're interested.

The Autumn Equinox is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward. It occurs between 21~24 September each year in the northern hemisphere. In many Western cultures, this starts the beginning of Autumn. This year, the autumnal equinox falls on 22 September. Many cultures around the world celebrate the equinox in some shape or form, usually as a part of harvest festivals and the beginning of autumn.

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Mabon: History, Connections, and Modern Practice

The modern pagan name "Mabon" comes from the Welsh deity Mabon/Maponos, and in simplest terms, it's the Pagan Thanksgiving. Mabon the second and main harvest festival of the wheel of the year, and corresponds to the time of the year when cultures all around the world are celebrating their own harvest festivals. Harvest festivals are some of the oldest known human celebrations, with everyone coming together to share in the bounty of a successful growing season. These sorts of festivals live on today, from Oktoberfest in Germany (which actually starts in September) to the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival of the Lunar New Year.

And so, as you might expect, food plays a very large role in Mabon. Kitchen witches now is your time to shine! If cooking craft isn't your thing, you can also host feasts to spend some extra time with friends and family (preferably outside and at a safe distance, thanks COVID), or celebrate your own abundance in this time of plenty by donating food to those in need.

In addition to the harvest festival aspects of global traditions, Mabon also focuses on balance: light and dark, day and night. Colder and darker days are coming ahead, but for a short time, the world will be split evenly down the middle. This is reflected in some specific modern pagan traditions, such as Alban Elfed. Others may choose to honour the Crone or Dark Goddess during this time, or the Green Man, as the balance shifts towards the darkness.

As a part of the Wheel of the Year, Mabon follows Lughnasadh, and temperatures are beginning to cool in most places. Nights are getting longer and colder, breezes are getting chillier, and everything Pumpkin Spice is back on the shelves. If you look at the sabbats as a reflection of the self, Mabon is the time to harvest your intentions. Think back to the hopes you may have kindled during Imbolc, the plans you seeded during Ostara, the growth you fostered over Beltane and Midsummer. Reflect on how this has manifested so far, and discard anything that is no longer serving you.

Symbols: Apples, Grains, Cornucopias, Baskets, Acorns/Pinecones/Seeds
Colours: The colours of falling leaves, reds, oranges, browns, deep golds Plants/Herbs: Pomegranate, Oak, Calendula, Apple, Fern, Sage
Foods: Baked Apple Goods, Wine, Moon Cakes, Nuts and Seeds

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Simple rituals and ways to celebrate Mabon include:

• Cook, bake, or otherwise celebrate with food! There are lots of Mabon-inspired recipes online; here and here are some pages with recipes to start you off!
• Decorate your home for autumn! If (slightly) early Halloween decorations are your thing, consider this post giving you Official Permission. Otherwise, typical inclusions may be dried flowers, grains, gourds, corn husk dolls... you have endless possibilities! Check here for some ideas.
• Setup, clean, and/or refresh your altar for Mabon. Tumblr has lots of ideas if you're lacking inspiration!
• Perform a Mabon rite/ritual. Here is an example of a solitary Mabon ritual, for practicing witches without a coven, or do a bit of apple magic. If you have a group of people, try celebrating with an outdoor gratitude ritual. I'm also a fan of this simple Mabon ritual performed in front of an altar.
• Take a walk in nature to harvest or forage for your own acorns, seeds, nuts, herbs, and leaves. These items can be used for your altar or decorations, as offerings to any deities you might worship, or they may be useful in Mabon-inspired craft projects.
• Enjoy some of the mythology from this time of year, such as the stories of Persephone or Inanna. Other deities associated with Mabon include those of wine, hunting, the harvest, and also the Green Man and the Crone aspect of the triple goddess.
• Give thanks for your own abundance by providing food to those in need, such as donating food to local food banks.
• Celebrate by eating and cooking with seasonal produce.

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Tips for New and/or Broom Closet Witches

Unlike the earlier Lughnasadh, it's now a bit more timely for any new or broom closet witches to begin celebrating for the harvest season. After all, the scent of Pumpkin Spice is in the air, and I'm sure Spirit stores are beginning to fill old strip malls across the US once again, as the ancient texts foretold.

The simplest way the celebrate the season, and the best way to start it off in particular, is to take a walk through nature. Try and find a secluded place with trees and plants to enjoy. It's about the time for most of the temperate places in the world for trees to begin dropping their goodies: acorns, chestnuts, hawthorn and rowan berries, rosehips, beechnuts. If you're lucky, maybe you can even go apple picking, or harvest some late brambles or grapes. If you can get away with it, these simple bits of nature make great offerings or altar decorations.

Also, while not strictly Mabon-related, it is more socially acceptable to decorate for autumn and/or Halloween earlier and earlier, which makes it easier for witches to hide their Mabon- and Samhain-related decorations and activities in plain sight. For some witches, it's safer to be seen as overly enthusiastic about autumn celebrations than to let their true nature be revealed.

Much of the importance of the Wheel of the Year is to really incorporate yourself with nature and the earth's yearly cycles. Take this opportunity to think about the equinox and autumn and what they mean to you. Walk through nature to appreciate the unfurling changes, and see how the trees and plants are beginning to prepare for winter. What animals are migrating to or from your area? What fruits and vegetables are at their ripest and best?

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Feel free to ask any questions you might have below or otherwise use this post for discussion about Mabon (northern witches) or Ostara (southern witches)!

Special thanks to Einmariya for research, content, & dedication to holidays. 💗🍏

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