Lughnasadh / Lammas is one of the four ancient Celtic Fire Festivals and it's the beginning of Autumn. It is the first harvest festival and the Celtic farmers would cut the first grains of the season and the families would bake loaves of bread.
Also known as Lammas or August Eve, this sabbat takes its name from the 'Festival of Lugh', the Celtic God of Light.Lughnasadh is associated with the beginning of the harvest, a time to reap the first fruits of the Earth.
In some traditions, Lughnasadh (along with Beltane) is a good time for handfasting (marriage).
The festival became a tribal assembly where legal agreements were made, political problems were discussed and olympic-style sporting events were held. It was also one of two festivals where hand-fastings traditionally took place.
Lughnasadh is a time to be grateful for the food on our table, remembering that the Summer days are coming to an end as we approach the Fall and Winter part of the year.
It is a time to start reaping what has been sown and celebrate making corn dollies, baking bread and having bonfires.
