Mabon (pronounced: May-bon) falls between September 20 and 23 in the Northern Hemisphere and March 20 and 23 in the Southern Hemisphere. It's also know as the Autumn Equinox. It's the time where the lenght of day and night are equal and in perfect balance, and we celebrate the triumph of the darkness over the light. Mabon i salso the second harvest of the cycle, a time when the grain has been brought in, and only plants remain in the ground.
It is around now that we start to feel that fall (autumn) is finally upon us, as the leaves start to turn gold, red, and brown and all the fields are nearly empty. The cycle is still Waning and there's a sense of winding down in the natural world. Harvest time id the busiest time in the agricultural year, so Mabon gives us the opportunity to relax, anjoy ourselves, and be thankful for the fruits of our labors. It's also a reminder for us to try and work to gain more balance in our own lives, particularly our work/rest balance.
At Mabon, the God finaly dies, and begins his journey to the Underworld after sacrificing himself for the sake of the first harvest at Lammas. The God retreats from the worl and as he departs, he takes the warmth and power of the Sun with him, which turns the weather colder. The Goddness, now in her Crone phase, is growing old, even though she is still pregnant, but she misses God so much that she decides to follow him to the Underworl. As she departs, she also withdraws her power and energy, which makes the leaves on the trees die off.
There is no historical evidence that this Sabbat was called anything but the Autumn Equinox until the 1970s when Aidan Kelly, the founder of the Covenant of the Goddess, began to use Mabon as a name. Since then, this has become a popular name for the Sabbat. Interestingly, the word Mabon does appear in historical documents, but as a name and not a festival. The name came from the Welsh God „Mabon ap Madron“, meaning „The Son of the Mother“. Welsh stories speak of a divine birth, and a boy from a divine mother. Sound familiar? We can identify this theme with the pregnant Goddess carrying the God to be born at Yule.
It is around now that we start to feel that fall (autumn) is finally upon us, as the leaves start to turn gold, red, and brown and all the fields are nearly empty. The cycle is still Waning and there's a sense of winding down in the natural world. Harvest time id the busiest time in the agricultural year, so Mabon gives us the opportunity to relax, anjoy ourselves, and be thankful for the fruits of our labors. It's also a reminder for us to try and work to gain more balance in our own lives, particularly our work/rest balance.
At Mabon, the God finaly dies, and begins his journey to the Underworld after sacrificing himself for the sake of the first harvest at Lammas. The God retreats from the worl and as he departs, he takes the warmth and power of the Sun with him, which turns the weather colder. The Goddness, now in her Crone phase, is growing old, even though she is still pregnant, but she misses God so much that she decides to follow him to the Underworl. As she departs, she also withdraws her power and energy, which makes the leaves on the trees die off.
There is no historical evidence that this Sabbat was called anything but the Autumn Equinox until the 1970s when Aidan Kelly, the founder of the Covenant of the Goddess, began to use Mabon as a name. Since then, this has become a popular name for the Sabbat. Interestingly, the word Mabon does appear in historical documents, but as a name and not a festival. The name came from the Welsh God „Mabon ap Madron“, meaning „The Son of the Mother“. Welsh stories speak of a divine birth, and a boy from a divine mother. Sound familiar? We can identify this theme with the pregnant Goddess carrying the God to be born at Yule.
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