9/22/09

Happy Mabon: For The Norse? "Last Harvest"

Happy Mabon! Today, Tuesday September 22, 2009, is celebrated historically as the "Last Day of Harvest For The Year." That's according to Norse traditions where this day is celebrated a bit like a Thanksgiving feast with fall decorations and good food. For NeoPagans? This day is referred to as "Mabon." Both daylight and darkness now consume an equal number of hours in this day's 24-hour cycle.

For our ancestors, this blot usually involved the collection of fruit (such as grapes) and honey to brew mead and wine. Considered a minor holiday, most of the new fermented drinks would be set aside for the larger festival at Midwinter, for Winternights and Yule.

Naturally, as with most Pagan holidays, there's a Christianized version of this event. The Medieval church declared that this Pagan harvest should be celebrated on September 25th and Priests relabeled it "Michaelmas" in honor of another one of their saints.

{Click on today's beautiful borrowed image to enlarge and see it in its original context}

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4 comments:

kerrdelune said...

This is lovely, and I have added you to my blogroll. Blessed be!

SunTiger said...

Why thank you kerrdelune! I feel so honored. Happy Mabon to you!

TheLubeFaerie said...

This is one of my favorite days. I love the apple idea! I think I have a couple of apples we can use too! Sadie will love it!

SunTiger said...

Awesome (so glad to offer any kind of inspiration. Goddess knows I get mine from other creative minds who make similar suggestions).