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Autumnal Equinox

September 22 @ 22:22.

Mabon, or Autumnal Equinox is being celebrated soon. The Wiccan calendar contains 13 full moons (Esbats) and 8 Sabbats, or days of power, making 21 Wiccan ritual occasions. The Esbats are for celebrating the Goddess. The Sabbats mark the sun's yearly cycle and tell the story of The Wheel of the Year. On this day, the length of night time is equal to the length of daytime.

Mabon is a bittersweet time when the abundant Earth is pouring forth Her harvest and yet Summer has faded into Autumn and signs of the dying year are all around us. Night and day are once more in equilibrium, but now light gives way to the ascendancy of darkness, and the coming of Winter. We are entering a time of stillness and reflection. This is the time to take stock of our lives, and give thanks for all things ... for all experiences, the joyful and the challenging, teach and enrich us. This honoring of all facets of our lives prepares us for Samhain when we will release those aspects of our lives which no longer serve us.

THE RITUALS
This is the second harvest Sabbat. The Goddess is entering into cronehood, and the dark of the year is beginning, so this is a time often associated with mysterious lore and wisdom. The altar and circle should be decorated with autumn leaves, gourds, berries, pine and cypress cones, acorns, oak sprigs and other fruits of the season. [More...]

Blessed be this season of Mabon, time of the second harvest, the harvest of fruit and wine.
Tonight all things are in balance: Goddess and God, Life and Death, Light and Dark.
Tonight the darkness will conquer the light, leading us deeper into the waning year. [More...]

Either through your religious affiliation or just as a member of the human race, do you do anything to celebrate this day? I am looking for ideas.