Mabon (May-bawn) is also known as the Feast of Avalon
and the festival of the Wine Harvest. To the Celts,
Avalon is the mysterious place for the land of the
dead, and literally means the "land of apples". Thus
this is a holiday for celebrating the bounty of the
harvest and the desire for the living to be reunited
with their deceased loved ones.

But the holiday is also named for the Welsh God Mabon.
Mabon means the "great son". He was the son of Modred,
kidnapped at the age of 3 and later rescued by King
Arthur. His life represents the innocence of youth,
the
strength of survival and the growing wisdom of the
elderly. Perhaps it is this view of the cycle of life
that brings Mabon to his most popular role, the King
of the Other world and the God of Darkness.

His myths overlap with other Gods such as the Welsh
God Gwyn Ap Nuad, which means "white son of darkness".
He is seen as the God of war and death, the patron God
of fallen warriors. Once again this is a
representation or
connection to the Land of Avalon.

Read more here: ravensilverwing.tripod.com/sabb....html

Yeah, it's finally autumn!