#september equinox

[thehankwithnoname]

[mannyblacque]

Secrets Of The Autumn Forest by Victoria Veil

[princessmia-tarot]

[wiccan-twink]

Petition to change the name of Mabon to Mheillea

Why???

Mabon was named arbitrarily

Aiden Kelly says it wasn’t arbitrarily but his reasoning seems arbitrary to everyone else, it’s basically just that he found an obscure Welsh god named Mabon ap Modron who had been kidnapped as a child similar to how Persephone had been

the name Mabon (nor its namesake deity) has nothing to do with fall

the name was picked in the 1970s there’s no real historical ties to the equinox (which has been celebrated for millennia)

Mheillea is literally Manx for Harvest and it pops up in Manx harvest celebrations around the equinox (like the holiday Yn Mheillea)

Manx history doesn’t get enough love or recognition in neopagan circles (especially compared to the Irish names that half of the sabbats are named from)

It’s a very pretty name that shouldn’t be left to die out (MELL-ee-uh)

Unlike Mabon, Mheillea is a historically-relevant name already tied to autumn and the equinox

Will this catch on????

Probably not, i have no reach

Will that stop me???

no :)

anyways i might even start tagging things as Mheillea instead of Mabon on here even though that might be confusing to other people who are new here. We’ll see if i stick to it or give into peer pressure.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Stonehenge Autumn Equinox Celebrations. ☀️

#Mabon

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The September equinox (or southward equinox) is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward.

Because of differences between the calendar year and the tropical year, the September equinox may occur from September 21 to 24.

At the equinox, the Sun, as viewed from the equator, rises due east and sets due west.

Before the southward equinox, the Sun rises and sets more northerly, and afterwards, it rises and sets more southerly.

The equinox may be taken to mark the end of astronomical summer and the beginning of astronomical autumn (autumnal equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere, while marking the end of astronomical winter and the start of astronomical spring (vernal equinox) in the Southern Hemisphere.

[princessmia0204]

[whoisjaylamm]

The Sky Tonight Update: September Equinox

The September equinox occurs at 06:43 UTC. The Sun will shine directly on the equator and there will be nearly equal amounts of day and night throughout the world. This is also the first day of fall (autumnal equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of spring (vernal equinox) in the Southern Hemisphere. Continue reading Untitled

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[aduialel]

Happy Autumn Equinox! 🍁🍂

Bilberries in autumn colours.

Photo by me in September 2022