It's time to celebrate your harvest.
Autumn is a magical time of year, with its changing leaves, crisp air, and the promise of cool winter nights just around the corner. This season is steeped in witchy traditions and folklore, making it the perfect time to embrace your inner witch and celebrate your bountiful harvest.
While we often associate the harvest season with agriculture and crops, it's important to remember that our harvest can be anything we've worked hard for and are grateful for, whether it's a successful project at work, a loving relationship, or personal growth and achievements. It's a time to reflect on our accomplishments and celebrate the abundance in our lives. And what better way to celebrate than with feasting? Sharing food with loved ones is a time-honoured tradition, and it's the perfect way to bring people together and give thanks for all that we have.
Feasting has long been associated with witchcraft, and autumn is the perfect time to indulge in some delicious food and drink to connect with others and appreciate the harvest season. So let's embrace all of our blessings and enjoy the delicious feasts that come with this magical time of year! Read below to see our favourite autumn picks to help you celebrate your bountiful harvest.
Setting the table with autumn furniture
If you're hosting a Samhain gathering, a Mabon feast, or simply enjoying the season with your loved ones, creating the perfect autumn aesthetic is paramount. From our spooky tablecloths to whimsical servingware, we have everything you need to set the mood for a magical evening!
Firstly, the right tablecloth is paramount to setting the scene for your autumn feast: The Harvest and The Horse Tablecloth, which showcases all the well known autumn symbols including pumpkins & fallen leaves is perfect for setting the scene at your autumn banquet.
Similarly, another tablecloth paying homage to the autumn season is the Forest Floor tablecloth, with mushrooms, dried leaves & twigs making a feature. This tablecloth is perfect for an outdoors feast, or even adding a touch of fall aesthetic to your altar.
Another great way to embrace the witchy energy of autumn is to incorporate some natural elements into your home décor. Pumpkins, apples, grapes, wheat, dried flowers & leaves are perfect for setting the scene -and adding a touch of autumn into your home or feast.
One of our favourite products for autumn feasting is the Ophelia tray from The Haunted Mansion. Originally developed as a bath tray, we've discovered it can also be the perfect serving board for large feasts to your guests, with plenty of space for all your favourite dishes.
The autumn season is a time for gluttony and overindulgence, with lavish meals and goblets of wine - make sure to protect your table with our coasters! If you want to be matchy matchy with your outdoors setting, we have coasters from the Forest Floor collection from Hedge Witch Cottage, or if you want to celebrate the incoming darkness of winter, our Serpentina coffin coaster set is the perfect touch.
Check out our autumn furniture collection here & explore our range of home decor to cosy up your cottage!
Autumn outfits for picking pumpkins & casting spells
Of course, no autumn gathering would be complete without the perfect autumn outfit! At Tragic Beautiful, we're stoked to announce black is IN this season!
(Look, we think it's in every season, so we're just going to say it's in season this autumn, too)
Our range of autumn dresses, autumn outfits, and autumn clothes will have you ready and feeling fierce for your harvest. Don't forget to accessorise! We've got crystal jewellery perfect for Mabon and Samhain, including the Luminosity Citrine crystal necklace & Eclipse Clear Quartz crystal necklace. Our favourite autumn coloured accessory has to be the Anathema scorpion necklace: made from ethically sourced scorpions, this amber-style necklace is sure to have you feeling autumnal AF.
Check out our range of autumn fashion here to help you get ready for the season!
Celebrating Mabon
When it comes to celebrating autumn, there are so many different traditions and rituals to explore!
Mabon, also known as the Autumn Equinox, is a celebration of the changing of the seasons. As the second of three harvest festivals, and is a time to give thanks for the abundance of the harvest and to prepare for the coming of winter. It is a time to honour the cycles of nature and to reflect on the balance between light and dark in our lives. Check out our witchcraft blog to find out how to set up your altar for Mabon, and learn about some rituals you can perform during the Autumn equinox!
If you're new to the craft, we also have a blog about the Wheel of the Year in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as handy tips on celebrating Mabon and Samhain. Check out our witchcraft blog here.
Whether you're hosting a Samhain gathering or simply enjoying the season with your loved ones, it's time to celebrate!
The Harvest is what you make it.
Let's make this autumn one to remember.
