The Wheel
Autumn Equinox, Harvest Home
September 20-23: thanksgiving, harvest, introspection, and balance.
Date: September 20-23
Colors: Orange, Brown, Purple, and Blue
Customs: Offerings to the land, preparing for winter, bringing in the harvest
Ritual Focus: Thanksgiving, harvest, introspection
The Autumn Equinox is the time of the Harvest Home Festival and is often referred to as Witches Thanksgiving. It is one of the oldest harvest celebrations in Europe and a time for giving thanks and offering blessings for the bounty received from the land and in personal life.
This is the only other time of the year where the God and Goddess share equal power and prestige, as it is the last equal night and day of the year. Activities include making cider, feasting, and crowning the Harvest King and Queen.