Hey friends! As you may or may not know, Mabon is my favorite Sabbat of all time. It’s the first one I ever celebrated, and even though I didn’t have many resources at the time, I still have fond memories of lighting an apple-scented candle and drinking hard cider in the spirit of the season.

Mabon is also known as “witch’s Thanksgiving,” and as the name suggests it’s a great day to gather with your loved ones and give thanks for all the abundance in your life. It’s a celebration of the harvest, so it’s basically the quintessential celebration of fall in all its glory!

Today I wanted to give you a little ~itinerary~ for a few different ways to celebrate Mabon, if you’re short on ideas! I’m going to break it up into things to do in the morning, afternoon, and evening/night along with a few options for each. Hopefully you can mix and match a few of these things to have a happy little Mabon celebration of your own 🙂 Let’s get started!

morning

• Start the day with a meditation.
• Make a cup of tea and infuse it with your intentions for the day.
• Do some light yoga.
• Spend some time learning about a spiritual topic that interests you.
• Thank your guides, the Universe, your deities, or any other entity that plays a role in your spiritual practice for all they do for you.
• Arrange your altar for the day, using crystals or other items that are significant to Mabon (think fall colors!)
• Draw a few tarot cards for yourself.

afternoon

• Go apple picking at an orchard.
• Take a walk through the woods. Observe the signs that the seasons are changing.
• Pack a picnic lunch and eat it outside somewhere, taking the time to be fully present.
• Bake an apple pie (to eat later!)
• Gather canned foods to donate to charity, or volunteer at a food bank if you can
• Journal about things you’re grateful for
• Do something kind for a stranger

evening

• Prepare an autumnal feast with seasonal foods
• Gather with friends and drink hard cider
• Have a bonfire and invite people over
• Perform a ritual (this is a good time for a gratitude ritual!)
• Make preserves with some of the produce of the season
• Make some seasonal arts and crafts, preferable using natural materials like dried leaves
• Light some candles and read up on the history and traditions of Mabon.

Do any of these ideas appeal to you? How will you be celebrating Mabon? I personally am going apple picking and then cooking a seasonal dinner for myself and my partner – something simple but still sweet. Let me know how you’re celebrating in the comments, I’d love to hear all about it! 🙂