Well the fall leaves are starting to show in some place more the others Autumn is upon us..
Blessed Mabon..
Maybon begins Seoptember 21st and ends September 29th this year.
For those of you unfamiliar Mabon is a wiccan holiday in celebration of the Autumn Equinox.
Mabon celebrates the autumnal equinox, think of it as a sort of wiccan thanksgiving
Mabon also called Meán Fómhair or Alban Elfed is a Neo Druid tradition, it hones the harvest and the bounty it bestows on us with the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and the God during the coming winter months.
The name Mabon was first coined by Aidan Kelly around 1970 as a reference to Mabon ap Modron, from Welsh mythology.
Mabon ap Modron is a prominent figure from mythology and ties into the Legend of King Arthur Mabon was said to by the son of Modron and a member of Arthur's war band.
Arthur's court at Celliwig, 1881
Both he and his mother were likely deities in origin.
His name is also related to the Romano-British god Mapanos, whose name means "Great Son"
Contemporary Pagan festivals that rely on the Wheel are based to varying degrees on Folk traditions from many different pagan and Celtic custumes regardless of actual historical pagan practices.
Among modern witches, each festival is also referred to as a sabbat.
Among the sabbats Mabon, is the second of the three Pagan harvest festivals, preceded by Lammas or Lughnasadh and followed by Samhian or Halloween,..
The third and final harvest festival "Samhain" is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. Traditionally, it is celebrated from 31 October to November 1st. it is also a time when the vail between the living world and the spirit world is thinnest, it is the time of the year to honer the spirits and your ancestors.
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