How to Celebrate Mabon with the Fairies

Mabon is the name for the Autumn Equinox on September 23. It is a time when in ancient times and among the Norse when it was celebrated with the fairies or elves they had there. The elves were given gifts at this time. Gifts are also given to them in England and other countries.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Gifts for the fairies
• Cider
• Soda
• Cookies

1. Find out everything you can about Mabon. It is not as big a pagan holiday as some are. There is a lot of information on it out there in new age books.

2. Enjoy the time with your family. It can be nice for children to play and have fun with this. Children love the idea of fairies and they can then give them something such as a cookie. It should be good food that you give them placed out nicely. If you are pagans and want a larger celebration you can do that.

3. Giving the fairies something or paying attention to them is also a good way to see them. If you already see them so much the better.

4. You can decorate if you would like. Use fall decorations with the changing of the seasons in mind. Mabon is also known as the Autumn or Fall Equinox.

5. Think about what Mabon means in regards to the seasonal changes and your life. Because Mabon is the time when light and dark are equal in the day after it has passed the light will start coming back. The celebration honors nature and your part in it.

Tips & Warnings

• It is a beautiful time of year a good time to celebrate.
• Some people don't like the pagan celebrations so they can do something else

Resources

• Mabon

[kerri-raluna]

on 1/23/2009 It's nice to see the elementals remembered :)