Mabon & Autumn equinox | How to celebrate | Ritual, Kitchen witchery & Symbolism

#mabon #autumnequinox #witchcraft
00:00 Intro
01:15 How are we celebrating Mabon today?
02:01 Autumn equinox poem & rainy forest walk
03:39 The wheel of year
05:26 Plum harvest
06:24 The message and symbolism of Mabon
09:27 Kitchen witchery: Plum dumblings & Kartoffelfeuer
13:47 The witch's Thanksgiving
18:07 A Mabon suprise for YOU
19:09 Setting up a Mabon altar
Plum dumplings recipe:
for the dough:
400g Potatoes
30g butter
2 egg yolk
3 tbsp flour
2 tbsp wheat semolina
for the filling:
6 Plums
for the breading:
6 teaspoons sugar
50g butter
50g breadcrumbs
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[@Thewitchescookery]

Just to clarify, as I have received a ton of emails and DMs asking if I was hosting a retreat in Salem. Unfortunately, no! ☹️ US laws prevent me from doing that - I am only going there for a reunion with the lovely folks from my first retreat to hang out and be magical together 💃✨ But you are all more than welcome to join my retreats close to Munich! You can often find cheap flights on Skyscanner ☺️ more info about the retreat dates on the-witches-path.com/witchcraft-retreats-samhain-retreat-2022/

[@nymphsofartemis2889]

My grandfather's great great aunt was in the Salem trials, she was from Poland and her family left due to which hunts there. I live close by, eeeee would luv to meet you 🍁🧡🐿🐿

[@CadeD679]

@@nymphsofartemis2889 One of my direct ancestors (Charles Gott) was a deacon in Salem. Thankfully, he left Salem and went to what is now Maine before the craziness started. While I am glad that he wasn't one of the persecutors there, he was still a Puritan. I am not particularly proud to have Puritans in my family tree!

[@jenniferschmidt4596]

I live very close to Salem and would love to share with you and your group!

[@avrilwellbeingandfitnes]

What is that? What's Telegram?

[@lulumoon9]

Hi Bex - not sure if this was legit but I received an email that looks like you asking me to contact you via Telegram for merchandise or prizes???? I see somebody else asked about Telegram also.

[@craftasaurouswrecks9277]

The poem was beautiful. I think I'll share it with my family at Mabob dinner :) I'm a solitary witch in rural Christian America but the members of my household are really supportive. They're what I'm thankful for, always.

[@Thewitchescookery]

That's a lovely idea!! You can find the text on Pinterest - unfortunately I couldn't find who wrote it originally

[@bjdefilippo447]

What a blessing to have such a family!

[@redlocksgay]

You’re lucky

[@GingeRenee]

I can understand that sentiment. I live in rural maine and would love to find some witch friends, join a coven but it’s truly limited here. Thankful for KZbin and for my relationship with spirit otherwise I would feel lonely.

[@umbra9029]

Gosh I love Mabon and the autumn season✨ happy Mabon my fellow witches 🧡🍂🍁🌧️

[@Thewitchescookery]

It is such a beautiful time of year 🍂✨🥧❤️🍎

[@greeneyedlady5580]

Happy Mabon to you too! I love this season of the year. I've already started celebrating the Mabon season.

[@besomnblooms]

My husband and I were married on the Autumn Equinox before I identified as a pagan/witch. So I was delighted to find out while learning about the Wheel of the Year that Mabon was also our anniversary 😊 I’ll be celebrating by making oatmeal raisin (my hubbies favorite) and pumpkin spice cookies, and decorating the house more than usual. Thanks for another magickal video ❤

[@Thewitchescookery]

How special! If I ever get married, I would like to do it on Mabon too with a huuuge autumnal feast 😃🍂✨

[@AnneliseBlackbriar]

I adore all of your holiday videos. Not only are they beautifully edited, but I always learn something new too! Thank you and happy Mabon!

[@Thewitchescookery]

Thanks so much ❤️ have a wonderful Mabon ✨

[@nicole.steegmans]

I was so grateful for this video, I was literally crying haha I've had a really, really difficult two weeks where in a routine doctor's visit has turned into a series of invasive (and expensive) tests to determine whether or not I need surgery. This video made me feel so good and excited for Mabon! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@annesvlogs4763]

I appreciate you making these videos every year I wouldn't have known how to celebrate the pagan holidays without your help and I'm emensly grateful for it

[@shannonroysden7908]

I laughed so hard about your “big goblin” and the garden! 😂😅😂

[@Thewitchescookery]

He is being absolutely ridiculous 😅🤣

[@jessicacarpenter2797]

New to the journey. Finally feeling connected to something bigger while learning practices and rituals. Thank you for providing videos that I can truly relate with.

[@user-jt2nb6bz3w]

Hearty greetings from Western Siberia (Omsk)! Merry Mabon and joyful harmonious days!

[@jennerlee3618]

Yay! In Your Element shout out! I can't wait to try this potato recipe. Thank you for all you do for the witchy community!

[@PChuu22]

Good grief, Bavaria in the fall is a WHOLE MOOD. I love it! We'll be celebrating both Mabon and our 14rh anniversary this Mabon. Definitely plenty to be thankful for this year.

[@trevelian23]

I love watching your videos. There is a magic, that I have forgotten long ago, that you get all excited and brewing over inside of me. The magic is real!

[@Thewitchescookery]

Awwww so happy it inspires this in you ☺️✨🍂

[@MarisasMoonlitCreations]

This is my second Mabon and it’s definitely one of my favorites. I always look forward to this time of the year and savor it 🎃 🌿 🍎

[@Thewitchescookery]

It's such a beautiful time ✨🍂🥧

[@ditaalbergati9919]

Thank you for this movie :-) I was born in Mabon but never knew how to enjoy it!

[@michellegaitens8823]

Love that poem, also so grateful I found you at the right time,grateful we have all grown together ,love and peace to you and your family x

[@erinmclendonthompson4778]

Oh my Goddess! I'm so beyond excited for the Samhain retreat. This video made my heart so happy 🥰🥺

[@kristibunny1620]

🥰🥰 I paused and sent the poem to a friend early in the video and said another friend found it. I’m glad that feeling isn’t one sided. 🥰 I’m new to more “traditional” wheel of the year type rituals. Wasn’t raised that way but was always drawn to the equinoxes and am understanding more and more why. I LOVE the fall and my bday is sept and harvest js always been my fav. American thanksgiving was meant to be this but in typical human (and American) style it’s become about greed and gluttony. Mabon is my fav now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and ideas they always inspire me!

[@carolinelawrie7142]

Oh those plums...... So beautiful and plentiful 💜💜💜 I made an Autumnal crumble this week with apples, raspberries and blackberries (all gone now sadly 😄) Thanks for this gorgeous video, wonderful colours and energy.... Sending gratitude your way xxx

[@AngelaLochCross]

Thank you for sharing your radiant, infectious joy for Mabon.

[@danielwortner9051]

I am learning about Mabon for the actual first time even thou I have been a witch for over a year...this is a beautiful video...thank you💜

[@Thewitchescookery]

So happy you enjoyed it and I wish you a magical first Mabon 🍂

[@stephanieholloway8100]

Thank you so much Becs!!💜🍁✨ I Love the beautiful peom🥰

[@brs8883]

Beautiful video…and you made me smile so much during the potato section 😂

[@kimberlyhough1275]

I love the poem, I would love to read it to my family during our Mabon celebration, where can I find it?

[@Thewitchescookery]

Unfortunately I was unable to find the author but here is the link to where I found it: pl.pinterest.com/pin/108649409736016796/?nic_v3=1abjmAgmf

[@drowsyZot]

@@Thewitchescookery Thank you so much for the link, I really loved that poem!

[@kristibunny1620]

@@Thewitchescookery thank you! Great find! I’m sharing it also!

[@raniafowler4599]

@@Thewitchescookery Yes! Thank you so much for sharing the link!

[@greeneyedlady5580]

@@Thewitchescookery Thanks! I really loved the poem too, and wanted to find a copy. It's such a perfect representation of the season. 💛 🧡 ♥️

[@BafoofaSniclefrits]

I would love to see a rain sounds video with some of that beautiful scenery. Different than your usual videos of course but I think it would be lovely!

[@Thewitchescookery]

I actually thought of doing a video like that for my patreon content - over there I usually do the video topics that are a bit more 'off-brand' like meditations and such

[@The_artistic_yogi]

I also love mabon. Always did even before I knew I was a witch! I keep it simple... Cook a little more than in the summer. Slowly go back to living more indoors.... Tea, jam, squash, potatoes! I love the smell, the light, the cooler mornings and warm afternoons! I also go more often to the farmers market and bring nature indoors to decorate... Mabon and Yule are my favorite time of the wheel of the year as a witch 🙏🧡 I also want to start havingore rituals for those two sacred times. In time... I am a new witch and there is so much to learn!

[@MarisasMoonlitCreations]

You absolutely have to write that witchy cookbook Bex. Have a blessed Mabon to you and your family

[@Thewitchescookery]

I'm in the process 👌😃✨🥧

[@MarisasMoonlitCreations]

@@Thewitchescookery yay

[@tthomas6013]

Holy Witchery,! I completely enjoyed this Mahon Video! Brilliantly done! Also as a Mom and Grand-mom, I just love how you include you little ones. Blessings to you always! 🧙🏻‍♀️

[@Thewitchescookery]

So happy to hear! I love to celebrate with the kiddos and teach them - so special to share ☺️❤️🍎

[@dariayve8404]

I love your practice of laying out a mandala offering for your woodland friends.

[@starrhope6705]

Gaaaaaah! This video is so beautiful! I love your videos so much. They always bring me such happiness. Especially your Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain, Yule, and Beltane videos. Those are my favorite holidays… and you make them just that much more magickal.

[@Thewitchescookery]

Awwww I am so happy to hear! I love making those holiday vlogs so much - it inspires me to do and try more and get creative with the seasonal messages 😃🍂✨🥧❤️🍎

[@sparrowgates8744]

As a fellow kitchen witch, I'm ALWAYS on the lookout for new magickal recipes. I love the colors and warm, grateful vibes of this spoke of the wheel, and you've perfectly captured them in this video!

[@SnowWhiteRose]

This is so wonderful, I absolutely love autumn and Mabon 🍁and what a lovely surprise for my birthday!

[@Thewitchescookery]

Happy Birthday 🥳 and have a magical Mabon

[@ladywoodelf]

Thanks for sharing the traditions. When you were talking about going into the forest and setting out a spread for the animals it reminded me of a story of what my great grandmother did for autumn in the Carpathians. The family would walk into the forest, plant some spare seeds, give thanks, pour out some milk or beer and drink the rest enjoying the autumn forest walk.

[@offbeatsquirrel]

This is my favorite time of year, and I think this Mabon I will take extra time to remember that there is plenty to be grateful for.

[@_indigoildi_]

Oh my god!! These dumplings are my favourite!! Hungarian version is made same, just served with custard sugar mixed with loads of cinnamon, and then - the fiest can begin🧚🪶💫.. Love your videos, and how the little ones you call croch gobblines😁💗...And love the photography of a video you are using.

[@DawnMK2023]

Thanksgiving here in the States is celebrated to give thanks, be grateful, and gather with friends and family to celebrate our blessings. As well as all the food.

[@CadeD679]

I feel most MYSELF in Autumn. It is the best time of year!

[@sprinkle802]

Coffee kitchen witch magic?!? Yes, please!! Yum… Also, I am so grateful for your channel, and for all of the community offerings you provide so generously! Thank you, happy Mabon and harvest 🎉🍂

[@maribel4103]

YES!!!!IM JUMPING WITH 😊 😃 JOY...YOUR VIDEOS ARE LOVELY. THANK YOU FOR TEACHING, SHARING AND CARING. ❤️

[@Thewitchescookery]

Hihi so happy it made you that happy 🥧✨🍂☺️

[@kathleenroberts7972]

Omygoodness Bex! Everytime you bake and cook it just gets me drooling. It is a feast for our eyes as it must be for your stomachs.how lucky your family is! The scenery. The cute kiddos. Everything is delightful as always. Grateful for you.

[@profsalam524]

We’ve had some chillier evenings and mornings and I’ve started the shift in my home and outfits. This morning when I was starting my day, I wondered if you would release a Mabon video today! Thank you!

[@Thewitchescookery]

I love those times of changes between the seasons - so full of anticipation and excitement ☺️✨

[@hotmess_84]

Loved this video so much! So excited for Mabon this year and ready for a little kitchen Witchery 🍁 🥧

[@maevan360]

This is my favorite time of year! Your videos always make me smile. Thank you!

[@theramblingrose_]

So thrilled to wake up this morning to see a new video! Mabon was my first sabbath after I took up my witchy broom, and so it will always be close to my heart. It's almost Ostara here in Australia, and so I'm celebrating both :)

[@robingray5037]

Oh my goodness! What a delightful dish. Looking forward to the recipes mentioned and shown. Thank you! I love Mabon and the fall. Thanks for your love, light, and humor.

[@Thewitchescookery]

I just added the recipe in the description box ☺️ have a beautiful Mabon 🍂✨

[@robingray5037]

@@Thewitchescookery Thank you! I just wish we got the same kind of plums used in your vlog. I mean we do, but they're called "prunes" in the states. I'm sure most plums will do, however. Thanks again. Enjoy the fall!

[@Thewitchescookery]

@@robingray5037 these are damsons - prunes are usually made out of the common plum. The dumplings taste lovely with regular plums too, though. Or if you can get your hands on Mirabells (the yellow ones) - that is how they are also often made, especially in Austria

[@lyneesmontoya2290]

Oh my gosh I am absolutely love Fall/Autumn me and my dad are going to the Harvests Festival at the Botanical garden also I love your Mabon videos it’s so calming and cozy I love the plum dumplings looks so delicious I love the color of the leaves it’s so beautiful and autumn Happy Mabon!!🍂🍁🌻🍄🎃🐿

[@Thewitchescookery]

What a lovely activity to do to start into fall - enjoy!! 🍂😃

[@Grace-lw4hd]

Thank you so much for the lovely video! So inspiring and uplifting - much gratitude for all you share 🌏💕🌾🌻🫶

[@krispen4]

I was having a slow and sad week but this video popped up and you have helped light a little fire in me. Thanks Bex. Your sabbat videos have always been my favorite. ❤️

[@akasharaye]

Love you Girl. 😂 "plums there, plums there, plums everywhere" 😂🤣

[@Thewitchescookery]

I have eaten my own weight in plums over the last two weeks. It is ridiculous 🤣

[@akasharaye]

@@Thewitchescookery agree 👍🏻 😂🤣

[@jenniferbrown9131]

Welcome Autumn!!!🍃🍂🍁It’s my favorite! Blessings to you all!!! 🍎🍏🎃And can you all say “CORNUCOPIA”!🎉

[@jenniferbrown9131]

I don’t know what telegram is?

[@Swansong321]

Love this cosy little corner!❤ 🎃..I've harvested my apples and pumpkins..can't wait for the nights to draw in

[@Thewitchescookery]

Sounds like you are embracing the Mabon spirit too ☺️🍂✨🥧

[@erica1898]

Your videos are always so lovely and filled with joy. I enjoy this so much! Beautiful altar. And yummy food! Blessings to you.

[@Thewitchescookery]

Thanks so much ❤️ have a wonderful Mabon

[@pamelajoy3495]

I simply adore your videos! You are always so inspiring. This will be my first Mabon celebration and I am very excited to transform our home! I became betrothed on September 6th, and my fiancee is so supportive of my 6 months old craft... He even watched this video with me! So much to be thankful for! And, I feel very thankful to have found you! Hugs to all from Arizona ,Pamela

[@aceofwands9]

Mabon is also my favorite holiday. Such a magical time of year!

[@megank5909]

This was absolutely wonderful!! It's been so busy over here and you brought me back down to the purpose of this season. It's one of my favorite times of the year (we got married shortly after Mabon) and it was huge for my family as a kiddo. Thank you for reminding me to be still and be grateful. Lots of love from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤️

[@wolfmare50]

Hugs! I was slightly feeling left out, Salem being way closer than others, yet you soothed it out somehow. You give energy that soothes. 😊 thank you, sister.

[@christinacostello2379]

The poem was beautiful. This is the start of my favorite time of the year. I am so grateful that I found your KZbin page. I love it.

[@dawnburke4739]

I am grateful for the time and energy you put into your videos...I feel an amazing connection. Thank you🥰

[@Thewitchescookery]

I'm so happy you enjoy the videos ❤️ have a most beautiful Mabon 🍂✨🥧🍎

[@itsacharminglife]

Merry Mabon! 🍁🍂 I love that you pointed out that this festival is one to just enjoy and live in the moment and appreciate with gratitude how far you've come 🧡🍁

[@gypsywolf2061]

I always love all your videos…and yummy recipes! I really enjoyed seeing what you added to your altar. They are all great ideas :)

[@pamsloan4333]

Thank you for reminding us to enjoy the present and valuing Mabon! This was a beautiful video and I loved your little boy splashing through the rainy day! The ambiance that you create sets the perfect background for learning the history and practical magic for improving our lives each day! Thank you for the inspiration!🍂🍁🌾🪹🌻🌙

[@cindypatterson9441]

Mabon is my favorite holiday! It is the true beginning of Autumn where I live in the US. The air cools, but the sun is still bright and the leaves start turning their vibrant colors. I don't enjoy the heat of summer anymore, so I look forward to the Autumn Equinox/Mabon every year. It is also the time that I start baking and cooking my favorite foods again as well. Thank you so much for your video! I truly loved it!

[@Thewitchescookery]

It's just one of the most beautiful and cozy times of the year 🍎🍂✨🥧

[@mrs.newton7472]

I absolutely love that poem 😊 yes I love mabon definitely one of my favorite holidays ❤thanks for another awesome video

[@Thewitchescookery]

So happy to hear - it was a lucky internet find ☺️

[@ljshaw8516]

Lovely autumn atmosphere throughout your home and outside. 🍁

[@Thewitchescookery]

☺️ thank you ✨🍂

[@victoriagentry3121]

I’m a November baby and Autumn has always been my favorite season. Love your videos!! Especially this time of year!! 🍁🍁🍁

[@leahb125]

Thank you again for such a wonderful video. I’ve been watching since you started this and your videos bring me comfort and fill me with inspiration. Thank you so very much!

[@EtherealAmoeba]

This video brings such comforting vibes! All your videos usually do, but it's the upcoming autumn season that brings that extra coziness! I see the change of the season for me in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S., where it's been unusually dry these past summers, too many frequent wildfires that grow every year(climate change sucks), and it has finally rained these past few days. Happy Autumn Equinox to all! 🍂 ✨️

[@jennifernewman8456]

I am thankful for you and your videos! I am very new to everything, so when I was researching for answers to questions I can across your videos and just felt better! I knew I wasn't alone in thought. Thank you for uplifting us, bringing smiles to our faces, guiding us, sharing with us, and showing that you are human too!

[@mariachijazmin3970]

I love learning about your traditions:)

[@Thewitchescookery]

So happy to hear as I love sharing them 💗

[@toniaagneessens224]

This is another beautiful video, I love the poem. All looks good in the food department lol

[@Thewitchescookery]

Thanks so much 🥧✨🍂

[@kaz555]

Thank you for a lovely, cosy warm video. Autumn is my favourite season. 🍂 🍁🧡

[@angelasweeney3683]

Always love your videos and how informative and relaxing they are. The foods you make are also so inspiring

[@Thewitchescookery]

Awww so happy to hear! Have a magical Mabon 🍂

[@Mia.Aimworks]

I love everything about your videos! The creativity with the cooking and the details of the holiday alongside the VIBES! Love love love thank you!

[@niarosser-hughes327]

Lovely video ❤love your alter ideas x

[@gailgoldys8010]

This was a lovely celebration of Mabon The poem was beautiful

[@jaybee_bigsky]

Thank you for being such a magikal, generous soul! I cannot wait for the Inner Goddess online retreat! I wish I could formally meet you in Salem but alas, I’m 2,500 miles away (though my home state is just an hour’s drive away). Sending love of warm, loving Mabon light to all! 💜

[@LunaLuminosa418]

Love your posts, Rebekka !🧙

[@ireneirene5476]

amazing video 🌼happy Mabon!🍁🍎

[@goldengreenonyx]

That was an amazing video

[@ravenjensen11]

😆🍃💚🍃 LOOOVE This! What a beautiful time of year. Where I live close to Chicago, we have a lot of corn squash potatoes and onions this time of year. Lake Michigan brings cool winds and quick changing Autumn colors on the trees. One pot meals or casseroles are usually what I turn to for supper.🍂🎃✨🌙🍃 Thank you WC. Much Mabon Blessings Sister 🥰

[@GriffinStitches]

What a lovely video, I always enjoy your content!

[@1015SaturdayNight]

Happy Mahon! 🍂🔥🍁🌻

[@heatherlundquist-buffalo]

I love this so much ❤ and you! Danke!

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you : )

[@MysticNightdreamer]

I love starting my morning watching you. You are so inspiring and truly a gift! Happy Mabon! 🌻🍁🥧

[@CadeD679]

Those plums are gorgeous!

[@susiemoss7874]

Wishing you a good Mabon! And I'm definitely gonna try the plum treats!

[@happyhedgewytch4573]

Great vid! Always enjoy your vids...thanks for sharing!

[@BBFCCO733]

This is so beautiful. Thank you. :)

[@missy4cdts]

Thank you for sharing ❤ Blessings

[@saramagdic672]

Hi! A slavic here - we actually roll out the dough for the dumblings and add a cube of sugar in each plum for a more of a sweet desert. Just an idea if you`re down to try new things :) Happy Mabon!

[@Thewitchescookery]

We usually would do the sugar cube too but I tried to save on some calories 😅 I shall try rolling out the dough once - to try it with a thinner coating

[@sadrabroderick9771]

I really liked this one. Thank you for the poem

[@jamieloom22]

Autumn Equinox Blessings🍁🍁🍁

[@Thewitchescookery]

And to you 🍎❤️🍂

[@AngiDas]

This video brings such joy in my heart.

[@TrufflesVI]

I just stumbled on your channel and your practice is so inspiring! Thank you for sharing. 🧡

[@dd1644]

🌻 Thank you. I am grateful for your videos..

[@heatherlundquist-buffalo]

A blessed Mabon to you ❤

[@_Moonlight92]

I would be very interested in the recipe! Thanks for sharing! Always love your videos!

[@charmich3627]

Puddle jumping!! when I can, that is a favorite thing of mine (and I don't care if peeps think that I too old to do it lol) love the recipe as a child I had szilva burgonya gombóc from mama as well as homemade plum jam and jam kifli's mmmm.... so miss that part of childhood, must make these now --- thank you!!!

[@laurakelley5250]

I think I've watched all the Mabon videos now and loved them all!