Autumn Equinox - Mabon - September 20 - 23

The exact arrival of autumn is marked by the Autumn Equinox (also called Mabon, Harvest Home, Fall Festival, and Thanksgiving), the first of the dark sabbats.  Depending on the year and time zones, this equinox falls between September 20 and 23 for the Northern Hemisphere.  Summer is over and Winter is quickly approaching. Autumn is the second time of balance in the year, when day and night are of equal length. It is a time to celebrate the harvest and to store our abundance for the coming cold but cozy months of winter. Animals are busy preparing for winter hibernation. Everywhere, there is great energy in the air. From this point on, we celebrate the oncoming season of shorter days and longer nights.

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