Mabon

Mabon

Day and night are equal,hence the Autumn Equinox. Some names this Sabbat is known for are, The Second Harvest Festival,Wine Harvest, Cornucopia, and Winter Finding.

The Druids call this celebration, Mea'n Fo'mhair, and honor the The Green Man, the God of the Forest. Offerings of ciders, wines, (beer),herbs,corn,grain etc. are appropriate. Pagans celebrate the aging of theGoddess as she passes from Mother to Crone, and her consort the God as he prepares for death and re-birth.

Symbols of Mabon

Wine, gourds, acorns, grains, apples, pomegranates, vines such as grapes, dried seeds, and horns of plenty,corn, autumn flowers, red poppies,nuts, grains, leaves, pine and cypress cones, oak sprigs, wreaths, cornucopia,apples, and harvested crops.

Herbs of Maybon

Ferns,honeysuckle, marigold, milkweed, myrrh, passionflower,sage,tobacco, thistle,Rue, yarrow, rosemary,sage, saffron, chamomile, frankincense, rose hips, bittersweet,and sunflower.

Foods of Mabon

Breads, nuts, apples, pomegranates,vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, and onions.

Cornbread, wheat products, bread, grains, berries, grapes, acorns, seeds, dried fruits, corn, beans, squash, hops,roast goose or mutton, wine, ale and ciders or beer.

Incense of Mabon

Myrrh, sage,pine, sweetgrass, apple blossom, benzoin, myrrh, frankincense, jasmine, cinnamon,and clove.

Colors of Mabon

Red, orange, brown, and gold.

Goddesses

Modron(Welsh), Bona Dea, Harvest Dieties, Persephone, Demeter/Ceres, Morgan(Welsh- Cornish), Snake Woman(Aboriginal), Epona (Celtic-Gaulish), Pamona(Roman),

the Muses(Greek).

Gods

Mabon, Modron(Welsh), Sky Father, John Barleycorn , the Wicker-Man, the Corn Man, Thoth(Egyptian), Hermes, Hotei(Japanese), Thor, Dionysus(Roman), Bacchus(Greek) and all wine Deities.

Element

water

Activities that can done on Mabon

offerings to land

preparing for cold weather by bringing in harvest

making wands

walks in forests

gather seed pods & dried plants

fermenting grapes to make wine

picking ripe produce

scattering offerings in harvested fields

Protection, prosperity, security, and self-confidence are all part of spell workings on Mabon. Also those of harmony and balance.

It was considered unlucky to cut down the very last of the Harvest, and so was also left to stand in the field by some traditions.