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MABON / AUTUMN EQUINOX
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MABON / AUTUMN EQUINOX

TRADITIONAL DATES : Northern Hem: Sep 21. Southern Hem: March 21.
Astrological dates vary annually.

MABON: SOME KEY POINTS:

Equal day and night.

The second harvest after Lammas / Lugnhnasadh.

A time to focus on balance including the balance between light and dark. We celebrate our gifts from the earth as well as the fact that the soil is dying.

Mabon is traditionally a time for giving thanks for the things we have, whether it is abundant crops or other blessings. It is a time of plenty, of gratitude and of sharing our abundance with those less fortunate.

This tradition of thanksgiving around this harvesting time of the year was later adopted and adapted by some countries such as the USA and Canada.

"Mabon – Autumn Equinox" —

Wheel of the Year Collection | Wiccan Sabbats Series

She smiles like the harvest itself — abundant, golden, and knowing it won't last forever. In this warm, glowing oil, Mabon arrives as the Autumn Mother. Her hair is not hair, but a glorious tumble of October leaves, berries and a perfect autumn rose, copper and gold and russet blazing around her face. She cradles a woven basket to her chest overflowing with the fruits of the second harvest — plump tomatoes, peppers, onions, oranges and mushrooms — the very abundance of the earth, held close like treasure.

She is framed in a flowing Art Nouveau border of twisting trees shedding their colored leaves, and above her, like a halo of justice, hangs the great Balancing Scales of the Equinox — on one side the radiant Sun, on the other the star-filled Moon, held in perfect, fleeting equilibrium. She wears the Mabon earring, the sign of Scorpio, for this is the threshold.

The second of the three harvest festivals, it is the Wiccan Thanksgiving. Day and night are equal again, but this time darkness will win. Mythologically, it is named for Mabon ap Modron, the Welsh God of youth and light, stolen from his mother and held in darkness — a story of descent, like Persephone's journey that begins now. Culturally, it is a time of giving thanks, of gathering what you have sown, of feasting, of letting go.

The trees show us how beautiful it is to release. Why this print belongs in your home: A print of Mabon brings gratitude, abundance, and grounded balance into your space. She is the energy of the full pantry, the shared table, the deep breath before winter. Hang her in your kitchen, dining room, or harvest altar to remind yourself to count your blessings and to celebrate your own harvests — what you have grown this year.

She is deeply meaningful for autumn-born souls, for those seeking equilibrium, and for anyone learning that letting go can be as beautiful as blooming. She is not just autumn. She is the smile of the year saying, look what we made together.