Mark your calendar for September 22 and start making plans to celebrate Mabon. Ma-what? Mabon takes place on the fall equinox. It’s a pagan celebration originating from the ancient Celts.
Today, Wiccans and neo-pagans divide the year into eight segments at key seasonal turning points, creating eight festivals. Mabon is one of them. Got that? Okay, good.
Jump to: What is Mabon? Mabon is essentially a harvest festival. It takes its inspiration from when ancient Celts and pagans would give thanks to nature for a good harvest and to pray to their gods and goddesses that the crop would last throughout the winter. However, Celts did not call this day Mabon, and many cultures around the world have a harvest festival near the fall equinox.
Today, the fall equinox is a time to get cozy (say hello to pumpkin spice lattes, s’mores, giant cardigans, and not going ~ out~), focus on the home, give thanks for security, and share with others. Where does the name Mabon come from? In the 1970s, the neo-pagan movement adopted the name Mabon for the equinox holiday. The name comes from Wiccan thinker Aidan Kelly.
In 2017, : Kelly researched myths around the fall equinox and concluded that many shared a common theme: "the rescue of a young person from death." He continued: From there, the name "Mabon" grew in popularity among Wiccans and neo-pagans. How do you pronounce Mabon? It's MAY-bon.
Here's a video. When is Mabon? The exact date of Mabon varies from year to year, but it always falls on.