Lughnasadh also known as: Lammas, August Eve, The Festival of Bread, Elembiuos, Lunasa, Cornucopia (Strega), Thingtide (Teutonic) is celebrated at the beginning of August.
Lughnasadh (loo-NOSS-ah) is named for the Irish sun God, Lugh, and is regarded as the first of the three Pagan harvest festivals.
Lughnasadh is a grain harvest event, so you'll see corn, wheat, barley and grain and bread all over the place.
Ripened fruits and vegetables are also a part of the traditional celebration.
The threshing of grain was considered a sacred act, in fact, many threshing houses had wooden covers under the door so that no grain would be lost or wasted.
The early harvest and the threshing of grain has been celebrated for thousands of years.
By the way, that's the real meaning of word "threshold."
At Lammas or Lughnasadh, it's time to celebrate the first harvest of the year, and recognize that a change is coming, the summer days will soon come to an end.
The plants of spring drop their seeds to guarantee future crops, grains are prepared to be harvested and the fruits are ready to be collected.
Lughnasadh is a time to be grateful for the food we have and to remember that It is a time to celebrate and prepare ourselves to the changing seasons and the ever turning Wheel of the Year.
At our gathering we are having fried chicken and corn on the cob.
We will have big garden salad, most of it out of our garden.
Lots of fruit and Fresh loaves of bread & butter.
We are making corn bread as well, chicken gravy and homemade mashed potatoes.
For dessert were making a blackberry pie and homemade ice cream.
