Mabon
Today is Mabon. A Sabatt (for all of my other studies I promise to one day remember how many b's and t's that word has) that falls on the vernal equinox.
The vernal equinox is the day in the fall when the daylight and darkness are equal. From here on out the days will be getting shorter. This is a harvest festival. The primary harvest festival at that. For those of you unfamiliar with the holiday, it is very much akin to the much later festival of thanksgiving. Not so much for the portion of giving thanks, although that applies. Moreso by nature of tradition. This is a time to drag out the best outfits and gather to celebrate the abundance of food and the presence of family and friends.
The year winds down and we settle in for winter. This is kind of the last hurrah in that respect. The last time to be a little lavish (within means) before battening down the hatches for the long cold nights.
This is a time to stock the tables and the larders. This is a time to gather herbs and make wine. This is also a time to take stock as the Sun God goes to rest and soon the Goddess will do the same. The days shorten and the Goddess prepares to traverse the worlds, but on this day we still celebrate. We celebrate the harvest, we celebrate the coming time of regeneration. We celebrate our own strength, both personal and through our real and chosen families. We demonstrate that we have the strength and means to make it through the coming months.
And so we continue on. The seasons change and we observe and participate in this experiment called life, or something close to it.
The vernal equinox is the day in the fall when the daylight and darkness are equal. From here on out the days will be getting shorter. This is a harvest festival. The primary harvest festival at that. For those of you unfamiliar with the holiday, it is very much akin to the much later festival of thanksgiving. Not so much for the portion of giving thanks, although that applies. Moreso by nature of tradition. This is a time to drag out the best outfits and gather to celebrate the abundance of food and the presence of family and friends.
The year winds down and we settle in for winter. This is kind of the last hurrah in that respect. The last time to be a little lavish (within means) before battening down the hatches for the long cold nights.
This is a time to stock the tables and the larders. This is a time to gather herbs and make wine. This is also a time to take stock as the Sun God goes to rest and soon the Goddess will do the same. The days shorten and the Goddess prepares to traverse the worlds, but on this day we still celebrate. We celebrate the harvest, we celebrate the coming time of regeneration. We celebrate our own strength, both personal and through our real and chosen families. We demonstrate that we have the strength and means to make it through the coming months.
And so we continue on. The seasons change and we observe and participate in this experiment called life, or something close to it.
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