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Mabon: Encyclopedia - Mabon

This article is about the American NeoPagan festival Mabon. For the Welsh mythological character, please see Mabon ap Modron. Mabon is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of American Neopaganism. It is celebrated on the autumn equinox, which in the northern hemisphere is circa September 21 and in the southern hemisphere is circa March 21. Also called Harvest Home or simply Autumn Equinox, this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of t ...

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Mabon: Spiritual Dictionary on Mabon

Mabon: September 22

At Mabon, the Sun finally loses its dominion over the light, and its power wanes with each passing day.

Fall Equinox

(See also: Mabon, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

Mabon: Encyclopedia II - Mabon - Antiquity of Mabon

Mabon was not an authentic ancient festival either in name or date. The autumn equinox was not celebrated in Celtic countries, while all that is known about Anglo-Saxon customs of that time was that September was known as haleg-monath or 'holy month'. The name Mabon has only been applied to the neopagan festival of the autumn equinox very recently; the term was invented by Aidan Kelly in the 1970s as part of a religious studies project. (The use of Litha for the Summer Solstice is also attributed to Kelly). Previously, in Gardnerian W ...

In many mythologies, this is the day the Sun God, the God of Light, is killed by his rival and dark twin, the God of Darkness - who was born at Midsummer, reached puberty at Lammas, and lives a mirror-image life of the Sun God. From this mid-Autumn day forward, darkness will be greater than light, just as night becomes longer than day. So it is a festival of sacrifice, including that of the Sun God in his aspect of Spirit of the Fields, John Barleycorn - for this is the final grain harvest. The Christian religion adopted it as 'Michaelmas', celebrated on the alternative date September 25, the old equinox date (Old Harvest Home). (The Welsh word 'Mabon', meaning 'son', is used by some Witches for the name of this holiday, although such usage is recent and not attested historically.)

Mabon: Holidays in Wicca and Witchcraft

Wicca and Witchcraft: Holidays in Wicca and Witchcraft

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October 31 - November Eve - Samhain

December 21 - Winter Solstice - Yule

January 31 - February Eve - Imbolc

March 21 - Vernal Equinox - Lady Day

April 30 - May Eve - Beltaine

June 21 - Summer Solstice - Litha

July 31 - August Eve - Lughnassad

September 21 - Autumnal Equinox - Harvest Home

Mabon: Encyclopedia - Beltane

Beltane or Beltaine (from Irish Beáltaine or Scottish Gaelic Bealtuinn; both from Old Irish Beltene, "bright fire" from *belo-te(p)niâ) is an ancient Gaelic holiday celebrated around May 1. "Bealtaine" (pronounced IPA /ˈbʲɑlˠ.t̪ˠə.n̪ʲə/) is the name in modern Irish for the month of May. It is also the traditional first day of summer in Ireland. It is a Cross-quarter day being midpoint in the Sun's progress between the Vernal Equinox an ...

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Mabon: Encyclopedia - Dea Matrona

In Celtic mythology, Dea Matrona ("divine mother goddess") was the goddess of the river Marne in Gaul. The Welsh goddess Modron, mother of Mabon is derived from her. By analogy, Dea Matrona was probably the mother of Maponos. Not to be confused with the Deae Matres. Dea Matrona - Etymology. This theonym is derived from Gaulish Mātr-on-ā meaning "maternal [spirit]" Following accepted Celtic sound laws, the Romano-British form of this Proto-Celtic theonym is likely to have been ...

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Dea Matrona - Etymology

Mabon: Encyclopedia - Autumnal equinox

The autumnal equinox (or fall equinox) marks the beginning of astronomical autumn. It occurs during the month of September in the Northern Hemisphere, and during March in the Southern Hemisphere. In Chinese culture it marks the middle of autumn. At the same moment that the autumnal equinox occurs in one hemisphere, it is the time of the vernal equinox in the other hemisphere. Autumnal equinox - The solar term Qiufen in Chinese astronomy. Qiufen (秋分) is a solar term begins whe ...

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Mabon: Encyclopedia - Cross-quarter day

A cross-quarter day is a day falling halfway between one of the four main solar events (two solstices and two equinoxes) and the next one. These originated as pagan holidays in Northern Europe and the British Isles, and survive in modern times as neopagan holidays. The cross-quarter days traditionally mark the start of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, respectively, and are: Imbolc or Imbolg (February 1) Beltane or Bealtaine (May 1) Lughnasadh o ...

Mabon: Encyclopedia - Lughnasadh

Old Irish Lughnasadh (IPA: /luːnəsə/; also spelled Lughnasa; modern Irish Lúnasa; Modern Scots Gaelic, Lunasdal) is a Gaelic holiday celebrated on 1 August, during the time of the harvesting. Lugnasadh was one of the four main festivals of the mediaeval Irish calendar: Imbolc, Beltaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain. Lughnasadh means "Lugh's assembly", representing the last festival of the calendar, dedicated to Lugh, the Sun God of Celtic mythology. Lughnasadh fe ...

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Lughnasadh - Neopaganism

Mabon: Encyclopedia - September

September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. September begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Virgo and ends in the sign of Libra. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Leo and ends in the constellation of Virgo. The name comes from the Latin septem, for "seven". September was the s ...

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Mabon: Encyclopedia - Wheel of the Year

In some types of Neopaganism, particularly those influenced by Wicca, the Wheel of the Year is celebrated as the natural cycle of the seasons, commemorated by the eight Sabbats. Because one tenet of Neopaganism is that all of nature is cyclical, the passing of time is also seen as a cycle, a wheel which turns and turns. The course of birth, life, decline, and death that we see in our human lives is echoed in the seasons. The eight Sabbats are re ...

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Mabon: Encyclopedia - Samhain

For information on the band, see Samhain (band). Samhain (IPA: /ˈsawənʲ/) is the word for November in Irish and Scottish Gaelic. The same word was used for the first month of the ancient Celtic calendar, and in particular the first three nights of this month, the festival marking the beginning of the winter season. Elements of the festival are continued in the traditions of All Souls Day and Halloween. The name is also used for one of the ...

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Mabon: Encyclopedia - Imbolc

Imbolc is one of the eight solar holidays, festivals or sabbats of the Neopagan wheel of the year, with some origins in Irish mythology and the pre-Christian Celtic calendar. Originally it was a pagan Irish festival celebrated on 1 February, which began, according to Celtic custom the evening before. Today modern neopagans either celebrate it on the 1st or 2nd, the 2nd being more popular in America, perhaps because of the holiday's later identification with Candlemas. In the southern hemisphere it is celebrated in August. The name, in ...

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Mabon: Encyclopedia - Aengus

In Irish mythology, Aengus (Áengus, Óengus, Angus, Anghus) aka Aengus Óg ("Aengus the Young"), Mac ind Óg ("son of the young"), Maccan or Mac Óg ("young son") was a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann and probably a god of love, youth and beauty. He was said to have four birds symbolizing kisses flying about his head (whence, it is believed, the xxxx's symbolizing kisses at the end of lovers' letters come ...

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Mabon: Encyclopedia - Culhwch and Olwen

Culhwch and Olwen is a Welsh story that survives in only two manuscripts: a complete version in the Red Book of Hergest, ca. 1400, and a fragmented version in the White Book of Rhydderch, ca. 1325. Certain linguistic evidence indicates it took its present form by the 11th century, making it perhaps the earliest Arthurian tale and one of Wales' earliest extant prose texts. The title Culhwch and Olwen (Welsh Culhwch ac Olwen) is a ...

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Culhwch and Olwen - Bibliography

Mabon: Encyclopedia - Sabbat neopaganism

In the Wiccan form of neopaganism, a Sabbat is one of the eight major seasonal festivals which make up the Wheel of the Year. These include the solstices and equinoxes, and four additional festivals sometimes referred to as the "cross-quarter days". The word derives from Old English "sabat", from Old French "sabbat", from Latin "sabbatum", from Greek "sabbaton" (or sa`baton), from Hebrew "shabbat" - to cease or rest - the same roots as "Sabbath (christian)" or "Shabbat (judaism)". See also "sabbath". The word appears in the wri ...

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Sabbat neopaganism - Cross-quarter points on the Gregorian and astrological calendars

Mabon: Encyclopedia - Welsh mythology

Welsh mythology, the remnants of the mythology of the pre-Christian Britons, has come down to us in much altered form in medieval Welsh manuscripts such as the Red Book of Hergest, the White Book of Rhydderch, the Book of Aneirin and the Book of Taliesin. The prose stories from the White and Red Books are known as the Mabinogion, a title given to them by their first translator, Lady Charlotte Guest, and also used by subsequent translators. Poems such as Cad Goddeu (The Battle of the Trees) and mnemonic list-texts ...

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Welsh mythology - The Four Branches of the Mabinogi

Welsh mythology - External link

Mabon: Encyclopedia - Willie Dixon

Willie Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was a well-known American blues bassist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was born as William James Dixon in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was a producer for Chess and Checker Records in Chicago, Illinois and is considered one of the key figures in the creation of Chicago blues. He worked with Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Bo Diddley, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Koko Taylor, Little Milton, Eddie Boyd, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lo ...

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Willie Dixon - Songs

Mabon: Encyclopedia - Holiday

The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. Based on the words holy and day -, holidays originally represented special religious days. The word has evolved in general usage to mean any special day. In most of the English-speaking world a holiday is also a period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation (e.g. "I'm going on holiday to Mallorca next week"), the North American equivalent being "vacation". However, some Canadians (especially those of English or Irish decent) will use both the terms vacation and holiday interchangeably when referr ...