Lughnasadh also known as Lammas or August Eve, 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).
Lughnasadh is one of the four Greater Sabbats.
Lughnasadh is traditionally celebrated July 31st/August 1 is the first harvest.
In various Celtic traditions August 1st is celebrated as Lammas, a designation of the first harvest.
This holiday marks the mid-point between the Summer Solstice and the Fall Equinox.
Lammas is often symbolized by threshing wheat or baking loaves of bread.
