Mabon tradations

Posted by Reverend Dark moon maurice jamie jodoin on September 21, 2025 at 8:10am

*Mabon Traditions:*

1. *Harvest Feasts:* Celebrate the harvest season with feasts featuring seasonal foods like squash, apples, and grains.
2. *Balance Rituals:* Reflect on the balance of light and darkness in your life, acknowledging the shift towards longer nights.
3. *Ancestor Honoring:* Pay respects to ancestors and loved ones who have passed, recognizing their influence on your life.
4. *Nature Connection:* Spend time in nature, appreciating the changing colors and the cycle of life.

*Mabon Legends:*

1. *The myth of Demeter and Persephone:* Celebrates the changing of the seasons and the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
2. *The story of Mabon ap Modron:* A Welsh myth about the god Mabon, symbolizing the harvest season and the balance of light and darkness.

*Mabon Food Suggestions:*

1. *Seasonal Fruits:* Apples, pears, grapes, and pomegranates.
2. *Harvest Vegetables:* Squash, corn, and root vegetables like carrots and beets.
3. *Grains:* Bread, porridge, or other grain-based dishes.
4. *Nuts and Seeds:* Walnuts, hazelnuts, and sunflower seeds.
5. *Traditional Dishes:* Apple pie, harvest stew, or roasted vegetables with herbs.

*Beverages:*

1. *Apple cider:* A seasonal favorite, perfect for toasting the harvest.
2. *Herbal teas:* Like chamomile or peppermint, to promote relaxation and reflection.
3. *Wine:* A nod to the harvest season and the cycle of life.

These traditions, legends, and food suggestions can help you connect with the spirit of Mabon and celebrate the autumnal equinox.

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MABON SEPTEMBER 21st / AUTUMN EQUINOX SEPTEMBER 22nd

 

 Correspondences
~Symbolism of Mabon~
Second Harvest, the Mysteries, Equality and Balance. Day and night are equal and the God prepares to leave His physical body and begin the great adventure into the unseen.

 

~Symbols of Mabon~

Acorns; Apples; Autumn flowers; Corn; Cornucopia; Dried seeds; Gourds; Grains; Harvested crops; Horns of plenty; Leaves; Marigolds; Nuts; Oak sprigs; Pine and cypress cones; Pomegranates; Red poppies; Wine, Wreaths.

 

~Altar Decorations~

Any of the symbols of Mabon, including acorns, autumn leaves, pinecones, pomegranate, statue of the Triple Goddess in her Mother phase.

 

~Activities of Mabon~

Making wine, gathering dried herbs, plants, seeds and seed pods, walking in the woods, scattering offerings in harvested fields, offering libations to trees, adorning burial sites with leaves, acorns, and pine cones to honor those who have passed over.

 

~Spellworkings of Mabon~

Protection, prosperity, security, and self-confidence. Also those of harmony and balance.

 

~Foods~

Acorns; Apples; Beans; Berries; Bread; Corn; Cornbread; Dried fruits; Goat; Grains; Grapes; Hops; Horn of plenty; Indian corn; Nuts; Pomegranates; Roast goose or mutton; Root crops (onions, carrots, potatoes, etc); Seeds; Squash; Sunflower seeds; Wheat bread and wheat products.

 

~Drinks~

Wine, Ale, and Cider.

 

~Colors~

Red, Deep Gold, Orange, Brown, Maroon, Violet, Russet, Yellow, and Indigo.

~Animals~

Dogs, Wolves, Stag, Birds of Prey (especially the Blackbird, Owl, and Eagle), Salmon, and Goat.

 

 ~Mythical Creatures~

Gnomes, Sphinx, Minotaurs, Cyclops, Andamans, and Gulons.

 

~Tarot Cards~

Judgment and The World

 

~Stones~
During Mabon, stones ruled by the Sun will help bring the Sun’s energy to you. Clear quartz, Amber, Peridot, Diamond, Gold, Citrine, Cat’s-eye, Aventurine. Yellow Topaz, Carnelian, Sapphire, Yellow Agate, Lapis Lazuli, and Amethyst. Also, river or stream stones which have been submerged for the Summer may be used.

~Plants~

Vines, Garlands (made of these various plants), Gourds, Pine Cones, ferns, Acorns, Wheat, grains, Dried Leaves, Corn, Pomegranate, Ivy, Hazel, Hops, Cedar, marigold, milkweed, thistle, and Tobacco, Walnut leaves and husks, bittersweet, rose hips, oak leaves, dried apple or apple seeds, Sunflowers.

 

~Herbs~

Myrrh, Thistles, Tobacco, Oak Leaves, Hazel, Mums, Hops, Acorns, Marigold, Roses, Sage, Milkweed, honeysuckle, Solomon’s Seal, sage, Asters, Ferns, Honeysuckle, Benzoin, Passionflower, Pine, and Cedar, Rue, Yarrow, Rosemary, Saffron, Chamomile, Rose hips, Sunflowers.

 

~Incense~

Aloes Wood, Oak moss, Cinnamon, Cloves, Benzoin, Jasmine, Frankincense, Myrrh, and Sage, Black pepper, Patchouli

 ~Deities~

All wine Deities (especially Dionysus and Bacchus), the Mother aspect of the Triple Goddess, Persephone, Demeter, Ceres, Bona Dea, Thor, Modron, Morgan, Snake Woman, Epona, Pamona, Muses, Mabon, Thoth, Thor, Hermes, Thoth, Hotei, Sky Father, John Barleycorn, The Green Man, the Wicker-Man, the Corn Man, Harvest Deities, and Aging Deities.

 

~Other~

Burial Cairns, Rattles, and Sun Wheels