Mabon
Sept. 21-23
Fall Equinox, Second Harvest, Witch's Thanksgiving
Myth and History
Recipes
Day and night are equal as day begins to wane and night becomes dominant. The God sacrifises himself as the Goddess watches, very pregnant. This is a time to prepare for the coming winter.

Colors: brown, orange, gold, dark green, dark red
Plants: basil, oregano, rosemary
Stones: sapphire, yellow agate
Animals: turkey, starling
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Incense: pine, frankincesne
Herbs: ivy, hazel, myrrh

Foods: grains, apples, squash, grapes, potatoes, corn, wine

Activities:
Make gourd rattles
Make a cornucopia
Make a corn doll
Make a broom
Weave baskets
Collect leaves
Begin sewing a quilt.

Spells:
Personal Harvest
Rededication
Give Thanks
Protection
Preparation for things to come

Making a Broom:
  A tree branch
    Raffia
    Scissors
    Fresh bundles of broom, cedar, and fennel

Tie one end of a lond piece of raffia around the bottom of the broomstick. Take four or five stalks of the plants and place them against the broomhandle. Wrap the raffia tightly around the plants and the broom handle. Place another bunch of the plants next to the first and wrap again with  the raffia tightly. Continue until it seems full enough for your liking. When completed push the loose end of the raffia under the two last layers of the raffia using a stick or knife then tie. The broom is now complete.
Ritual
Use a gold alter cloth. Place a cornucopia in the center surrounded by leaves. Place two red candles behind the cornucopia for the God and Goddess. Have a chalice of wine or gape jiuce to the right and an apple to the left. Burn frankincense.

Kneal before the alter, head down, and say:
     I am at the gate between light and dark as both are equal tonight. I am here to thank the Goddess and
     the God for their generosity.
Light both of the red candles. Pick up some of the leaves and let them slowly drop to the ground:
       Leaves  fall, the days grow cooler, fruits ripen, seeds drop, and the wheel circles on.
Stand up and say:
      Gracious Goddess of fertility
       May I reap only what I have sown
       So that I may plant the seeds of joy and love in the coming year.
 
       Gracious God of the grain
        May I too learn sacrifise
        So that I may nourish those who need my help.

At this time sit and tell the Goddess and the God all that you are thankfull for. When you are done thank them and stand.
Hold up the chalice of wine:
       Gracious Goddess of abundance
        Bless this wine and infuse it with your love.
Take a drink of the wine then offer the rest to the earth.
Hold up the apple:
         Powerful God of the Harvest
         Bless this friut and infuse it with your love.
Take a bite of the apple then offer the rest to the animals.
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