Inför Mabon

If you choose to celebrate Mabon, give thanks for the things you have, and take time to reflect on the balance within your own life, honoring both the darkness and the light. Invite your friends and family over for a feast, and count the blessings that you have among kin and community.

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Mabon is the mid-harvest festival, and it is when we take a few moments to honor the changing seasons, and celebrate the second harvest. [...] Mabon is a time rich in magic, all connected to the changing seasons of the earth.

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The leaves have begun to change, so reflect the colors of autumn in your altar decorations. Use yellows, oranges, reds and browns. [...] Use candles in deep, rich colors -- reds, golds, or other autumn shades are perfect this time of year. [...] Remember, the equinoxes are the two nights of the year when the amount of light and darkness are equal. Decorate your altar to symbolize the aspect of the season. Try a small set of scales, a yin-yang symbol, a white candle paired up with a black one -- all are things which represent the concept of balance. [...]
* Wine, vines and grapes
* Apples, cider, and apple juice
* Pomegranates
* Ears´ of corn
* Pumpkins
* Gods' Eyes
* Corn dolls
* Mid-autumn vegetables, like squashes and gourds
* Seeds, seed pods, nuts in their shells
* Baskets, symbolizing the gathering of crops
* Statuary of deities symbolizing the changing seasons

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Mabon är en gestalt i keltisk mytologi, son till Modron. Namnet "Mabon" betyder "Den store sonen av en stor moder".

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The Druids call this celebration, Mea'n Fo'mhair, and honor the The Green Man, the God of the Forest, by offering libations to trees. Offerings of ciders, wines, herbs and fertilizer are appropriate at this time. Wiccans celebrate the aging Goddess as she passes from Mother to Crone, and her consort the God as he prepares for death and re-birth. [...] It is a time to finish old business as we ready for a period of rest, relaxation, and reflection.

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