AUTUMNAL EQUINOX (Mabon) September 21st

Autumn is the second time of balance in the year, when day and night are of equal length. It is a time to celebrate the harvest and to store our abundance for the coming cold but cozy months of winter. Animals are busy preparing for winter hibernation. Everywhere, there is great energy in the air. From this point on, we celebrate the oncoming season of shorter days and longer nights.

At the Autumn Equinox, the days and nights are equal. It is a time of balance, and light gives way to increased darkness.

This is the time when the sun is directly over the Equator. The harvest is well under way. Mabon is typically celebrated through harvesting grapes from the vine and apples from orchard.

The Autumnal Equinox is the time of balance between light and dark. It is when the Sun passes our equator. It is a time to prepare for the descent into the darkness.

It is a time to go into the darkness to gather strength and wisdom. To gather with friends and loved ones to renew our reserves. To feast on the gifts of the harvest. We know that the light will win again, but we must enter the darkness to get there.

From this point on, we celebrate the oncoming season of shorter days and longer nights.

Go to: MABON for a full explanation of this festival.
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