The autumnal equinox (or spring equinox, if you are in the southern hemisphere) falls late in September and marks the day when the length of daylight and length of night are equal. Some who follow the wheel of the year set out by Gerald Gardner call it Mabon, which is Gardner’s creation. Some call it the first day of autumn, though that’s only one reckoning of when autumn begins — there’s meteorological autumn consisting of September, October, and November in the northern hemisphere, or there’s looking outdoors at the current weather and the state of the leaves on the trees, or what one is harvesting in the garden.
Whatever you call it, the equinoxes and solstices mark four important points of the year that an observant person can see for themselves, and are important festivals in many cultures.
Here in the house in the Garden of Wonders, we marked the equinox with an apple galette, a rustic free-form pie, made from our own home-grown apples.
We also put some mindful and meditative time into a small painting with symbols of the day.
May your autumn bring a fruitful harvest of all good things. Blessed be, everyone.
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