Celebrate Mabon, Sept. 22!

It is the time of the autumn equinox and the harvest is winding down, because the crops have been plucked and stored for the coming winter. Mabon is the second harvest festival, and a time of balance.

The leaves begin to turn from green to brilliant reds and yellows, animals start to migrate, and the harvest is underway by the time of the autumn equinox. Celebrate Mabon on September 21/22 with rituals, mythology, craft projects, and magic!

Two days a year, the Northern and Southern hemispheres recieve the same amount of sunlight. Not only that, each recieves the same amount of light as they do dark -- this is because the earth is tilted at a right angle to the sun, and the sun is directly over the equator. In Latin, the word equinox translates to "equal night." The autumn equinox takes place on or near September 21, and its spring counterpart falls around March 21. If you're in the Northern hemisphere, the days will begin getting shorter after the autumn equinox and the nights will grow longer -- in the Southern hemisphere, the reverse is true.