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Post by cygnet on Jan 15, 2009 20:19:45 GMT
Mabon (September 21)
It is the second of the harvest festivals. The final fruits of the vine, and of the ground are brought in now before the frost. This holiday is one of thanksgiving. The air begins to turn colder as the leaves begin to fall from the trees. Amongst the Celtic people only the festivals of Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lughnasad are celebrated. The other four festivals, Yule, Oester, Litha and Mabon were celebrated in addition to the Celtic festivals by other Pagan nations. Traditional Witches do not celebrate the Sabbats as points of the God/Goddess story as Wiccans and other Pagans do, but focus on the events of the changing of the seasons itself, from the budding new shoots of spring, through the cold frosty ground of mid winter. The Sabbats themselves are in some cases not even celebrated by some Traditional Witches as the Sabbats comes second to the Esbats in the mind of Traditional Witches.
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