AUTUMN EQUINOX - Mabon Traditions
With the Autumn Equinox upon us we thought it would be nice to use some home grown ingredients so we went to the garden and dug up some potatoes from the vegetable patch. They defiantly taste better than shop bought ones. I managed to find some carrots in the raised beds so along with some other bits we had a feast. We also made some bread and shaped it into a harvest loaf complete with mouse sitting on the corn.
We also learned about corn dollies. This art seems to be dying out now. The last sheaves of corn were collected and made into dolls. It was believed that they contained the spirit of the grain. They were then burned at the end of the season usually around the winter solstice.This would mean the spirit would be reborn again as the Spring seed. Many were kept to hang over doors to protect people from bad spirits over the long Winter nights. I used to see many of these around my area in many forms but now they are made for tourists for decoration. I must have a go at this dying art form. On my to do list.
With the Autumn Equinox upon us we thought it would be nice to use some home grown ingredients so we went to the garden and dug up some potatoes from the vegetable patch. They defiantly taste better than shop bought ones. I managed to find some carrots in the raised beds so along with some other bits we had a feast. We also made some bread and shaped it into a harvest loaf complete with mouse sitting on the corn.
Unbaked
Ready to Eat!
We also learned about corn dollies. This art seems to be dying out now. The last sheaves of corn were collected and made into dolls. It was believed that they contained the spirit of the grain. They were then burned at the end of the season usually around the winter solstice.This would mean the spirit would be reborn again as the Spring seed. Many were kept to hang over doors to protect people from bad spirits over the long Winter nights. I used to see many of these around my area in many forms but now they are made for tourists for decoration. I must have a go at this dying art form. On my to do list.
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