Pagan harvest festival and delicious moon cakes
Mabon September 21st-29th
Mabon is the pagan thanksgiving celebrating and expressing gratitude towards nature. Symbolizing balance, equality and harmony. Also known as the Fall Equinox and Autumnal Equinox. Night and Day are the same length.
Intentions involve decrease and reduction. Ending bad relationships and unhealthy habits and self-destructive beliefs.
Symbols: cornucopia, pinecones, seeds
Colors: orange, red, yellow, brown, copper, dark yellow, dark green
Foods: corn, beans, squash, apples, pumpkins, cider, root vegetables, pomegranate, wine
Stones: Amber, citrine, cats eye, jasper, sapphire
Flowers: Sunflowers, thistles, marigolds
Deities: Mabon, Greenman, Demeter, Persephone, Morgan, Inanna
Animals: Owl, Stag, Blackbird, Salmon
A traditional practice is to walk wild places and forests gathering seed pods and dried plants.
write down blessings
have a picnic
clean house and get rid of stagnant energy
potluck dinner with friends
light a candle and breathe
Crescent Cakes
1cup ground almonds
11/4cups flour
1/2cups confectioners sugar
2 drops almond extract
1/2cup butter softened
1 egg yolk
Combine almonds, flour, sugar and extract until thoroughly mixed. With your hands work in butter and egg yolk until well blended. Chill dough and preheat oven to 325. Shape dough into crescents. Little moons! Bake for 15-20 mins
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