Mabon Festival And The Autumn Equinox Celebrated By Pagans

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When fall approaches, we remember that darker and colder days are heading our way. Ancient people honored the changing of seasons through several festivals. One of them is the Mabon festival, celebrated between September 21 and 29.

It’s a time when the daylight and night are equal in length, and like most traditional autumnal equinox celebrations, the Mabon festival is associated with harvest.

Our ancestors considered the harvest a time to reap the rewards of their hard work, but it was also a period when they had to rest and prepare for the dark days and hard work to come.

The autumnal equinox is a time many Pagans associate with balance. “In old Poland, September was the most common month for marriage. Perhaps it was the beautiful shift of seasons when the day’s light is balanced with the night’s darkness. Perhaps it was the fall leaves changing from dewy green to amber hues. Maybe it was because the joining of two in love represents the most important balance of all.

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