Autumn Equinox..

The autimn equinox occurs this weekend ..

Mabon
23rd September 2006
Harvest time!
The Autumn Equinox or Harvest Home is also called Mabon, pronounced 'MAY-bon', after the Welsh god Mabon ap Modron, which means literally 'son of mother'.
Mabon appears in 'The Mabinogion' tale. The Druids call this celebration, Mea'n Fo'mhair, and honour The Green Man, the God of the Forest, by offering libations to the trees.

This is the point of the year when once again day and night are equal - 12 hours, as at Ostara, the Spring Equinox. The Latin word for Equinox means
'time of equal days and nights'. After this celebration the descent into winter brings hours of increasing darkness and chiller temperatures. It is the time of the year when night conquers day. After the Autumn Equinox the days shorten and nights lengthen.

 

Aye, winter drawers on :D :D

 

Well as long as the weather stays like today, I'm still in summer.
But I know what you mean Wildflower, its all a bit depressing.