Lammas/Lughnasadh Customs and Practices

August 1, is the beginning of the harvest cycle and rests on the early grain harvest as well as those fruits and vegetables that are ready to be picked. Canning of fruits and vegetables goes into full swing, jams and jellies made and cabinets are stocked with herbs before the onset of autumn. As long … Continue reading Lammas/Lughnasadh Customs and Practices

Creating A Corn Dolly for Lammas Under This Powerful Eclipse! — Spirit de la Lune

Corn and Corn Dolly Symbols of Lammas

At Lammas the Goddess is in Her aspect as Grain Mother, Harvest Mother, Harvest Queen, Earth Mother, Ceres and Demeter. Demeter, as Corn Mother, represents the ripe corn of this year’s harvest and her daughter Persephone represents the grain – the seed which drops back deep into the dark earth, hidden throughout the winter, and … Continue reading Corn and Corn Dolly Symbols of Lammas

Lammas/Lughnasadh Customs and Practices

This Celtic harvest festival Lughnasadh on August 1st takes its name from the Irish god Lugh, one of the chief gods of the Tuatha De Danann, giving us Lughnasadh in Ireland, Lugh dedicated this festival to his foster-mother, Tailtiu, the last queen of the Fir Bolg, who died from exhaustion after clearing a great forest … Continue reading Lammas/Lughnasadh Customs and Practices