Mabon and the Harvest Moon

The Autumn Equinox is coming up on September 23, and many of us will be celebrating Mabon with some sort of Pagan Pride Day event. If you're celebrating on your own or with a small group, you may want to try one of these:

• Honor the Dark Mother at Mabon
• Hold a Mabon Apple Harvest Rite
• Mabon Balance Meditation
• Mabon Cooking and Feasting

Three days later, on September 26, the Harvest Moon will hang low and full over the horizon. This is the time of celebrating hearth and home with family, friends and feasting. Host a bonfire, start brewing the cider, and take the time to enjoy the crisp chill that has moved into the air. Be sure to read up on some ways you can welcome this beautiful moon:

• Hold a Full Moon Esbat Rite
• Celebrate the Autumn Full Moon with a group ritual
• Not sure when the moon comes up? Calculate it with the Farmer's Almanac.