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Symbols/Decorations: Symbols include corn dollies, cornucopia, grains, the Sun; It is customary to decorate with corn, hay, gourds, corn dollies, shafts of grains, sun wheels, red and yellow flowers; use wheat, barley or oats; decorate with fruits and vegetable; decorate with baskets of bread; sickle, scythe and threshing tools; harvested herbs; bonfires; bilberries; God figurines made of bread or cookie dough. Foods: loaves of homemade bread (wheat, oat and corn); barley cakes; corn; potatoes; summer squash; nuts; acorns; wild berries and bilberries; apples; rice; pears; berry pies; elderberry wine; crab apples; mead; crab; grapes; cider; beer; grains; and roasted lamb. Herbs: Ash, camphor, caraway, fern, geranium, juniper, mandrake, marjoram, thyme, sunflower, wheat, acacia, heather, ginseng, sloe, cornstalks, cyclamen, fenugreek, aloes, frankincense, hollyhock, oak leaf, wheat, myrtle. Animals: roosters, calves, the Phoenix, griffins, basilisk, centaurs. Colors: red, gold, yellow, orange red, orange, golden yellow, green, light brown, gold, bronze and gray. Gemstones: aventurine, citrine, peridot, sardonyx, and yellow diamonds Goddesses: Tailltiu (Irish), Rhiannon (Welsh), the Mother, Dana, Demeter, Ceres, the Barley Mother, Corn Mother, Luna, other grain and agricultural Goddesses, and the waxing Goddess. Gods: Lugh, John Barley Corn, Lleu, Dagon, Dionysus, plus all sacrificial Gods who willingly shedblood/give their life that their people/lands may prosper, all vegetation Gods & Tanus, Gaulish Thunder God, Taranis Romano-Celtic Thunder God, the waning God. Revival of Lughnasadh As of old, host people for a feast decorated with items listed above. Have people sing and danced jigs and reels to the music of melodeons, fiddles and flutes, and hold uproarious sporting contests and races. Crown a woman or an effigy of one with summer flowers and seat her on a thrown with garlands (with flowers and ribbon) strewn at her feet. Dancers can whirl around her, touching her garlands or pulling off a ribbon for good luck. In this way, the ancient Goddess of the harvest will be remembered with honor. Bake bread and eat with bilberry jam or blackberry jam. Give out baskets of bread and/or jam. Mabon 
Pronounced (MAY-bone or MAH-bawn).Also known as Autumn Equinox, Harvest Home, and the Feast of the Ingathering. History of Mabon This sabbat is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and the God during the coming winter months. The name Mabon was coined by Aidan Kelly around 1970 as a reference to a character from Welsh mythology. In the northern hemisphere this equinox occurs anywhere from September 21 to 24. Among the sabbats, it is the second of the three pagan harvest festivals, preceded by Lammas / Lughnasadh and followed by Samhain. Mabon is a celebration of the vine harvests and of wine. It is also associated with apples as symbols of life renewed. This is a time to visiting burial cairns or graves of dead loved ones to honor their memory and passing. The Celts honored this sabbat by placing an apple on the burial cairns of their loved ones. Avalon, one of the many Celtic names for the Land of the Dead, literally means the "land of apples". These acts symbolized both thankfulness for the life-giving harvest, and the wish of the living to be reunited with their dead. Mabon Customs Mabon is a time of prosperity. Celts used this sabbat to seek protection and security for the coming winter months. Themes of harmony and balance and preparation are central to Mabon. Other themes include the balance of light and dark; beauty, joy, fullness of life, harvest of this year’s desires; strength; power; equality; balance; appreciation; wealth and reincarnation. This is a time to prepare for Samhain as well. Symbols/Decorations: wine, gourds, pine cones, apples, acorns, grains, pomegranates, vines, dried seeds and horns of plenty. Indian corn, red fruits, autumn flowers, red poppies, hazelnuts, garlands, fallen leaves, oak sprigs, figurine of Mother Goddess, Mabon wreath, grapes, marigolds, harvested crops, rattles, sun wheel and all harvest symbols. You can burn incense or oil of pine, sweetgrass, apple blossom, benzoin, myrrh, frankincense, jasmine, sage wood aloes, black pepper, patchouli, cinnamon, clove, oak moss and sage. Foods: breads, nuts, grapes, apples, pomegranates, corn bread, wheat products, grains, acorns, seeds, dried fruits, corn, beans, squash, onions, carrots, potatoes, hops, sassafras, roast goose or mutton, wine, ale and cider. Herbs: cedar, ferns, hazel, acorn, astor, benzoin, grains, honeysuckle, hops, ivy, marigold, milkweed, mums, myrrh, oak leaf, passionflower, pine, rose, sage, tobacco, thistle, vegetable, and Solomon’s seal. Animals: dogs, wolves, stag, blackbird, owl, eagle, birds of prey, salmon, goat, gnomes, sphinx, Minotaur and Cyclops. Colors: red, orange, russet, maroon, brown, gold, deep gold, green, orange, scarlet, all autumn colors, purple, blue, violet and indigo. Gemstones: sapphire, lapis lazuli, yellow agates, carnelian, yellow topaz, and amethyst Goddesses: Modron (Welsh), Bona Dea, Land Mother, Aging and Harvest Dieties, Triple Goddess, Persephone, Demeter, Ceres, Morgan, and Epona. Gods: Mabon ap Modron (Welsh), Sky Father, The Green Man, wine gods, aging gods, John Barley Corn, and Hermes. Revival of Mabon Make wine Gather dried herbs, seeds and seed pods, plants and use for décor Walk in nature and gather above listed things Offer libations to trees and land Adorn burial sites with leaves, acorns, and pine cones to honor those who have died. Mabon is considered a time of the Mysteries. It is a time to honor Aging Deities and the Spirit World. Mabon is when we stop and relax and enjoy the fruits of our personal harvests. Prepare for cold weather Cut willow wands Eat seasonal fruit Leave apples upon burial cairns & graves as a token of honor Download 0.59 Mb. Share with your friends:
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