 |
Enchantments |
|
||
| New Moon: Aug 29 First Quarter: Aug 5 Full Moon: Aug 12 Last Quarter: Aug 20 Next Sabbat: Mabon j |
||
| Season
1 Sale: b Pentacle Pendants Dreamcatchers Herbs and Essences cComing Soon: Enchantments Season 2 Books & new Products Physical store & .COM New Staff & Management h |
||
The
Ancient Celtic Festival of Lughnasadh Taken from http://www.geocities.com/kerrdelune/lammas.html |
||||||
The
ancient Celtic holiday or fire festival called Lugnasadh, Lunasda,
Lammas or "Loaf Mass" falls on or about August 1, at a
time when summer is in full swing and the grain harvest has already
begun. This cross quarter day is one of the four High Holidays on
the Wheel of the Year, and it occurs about three months after Beltane
on May 1. Astrologically, Old Style Lugnasadh occurs precisely at
15 degrees Leo, and those who live according to the old calendar
traditionally celebrate the festival on August 8th (this year),
but for modern practitioners of the Craft, it is customary to celebrate
the beginning |
||||||
 The 2nd Phil. Wiccan Society EB @ All Day Cafe From Left: Rachel, Pixie, Lhai, Lhai's friend & Moonfae |
||||||
|
of the harvest on the first day of
August. Like the other observances on the Wheel of the Year, Lugnasadh
celebrations and rites begin at sunset on the day before. hhhThe observance before Lugnasadh is called Litha or the Midsummer Solstice (June 21), and it marks the longest day of the year, the day on which the Sun is at its zenith and the height of its powers. When Lugnasadh arrives early in August, the summer days are already growing shorter and fall is not far off. By the time Harvest Home (or the Fall Equinox or Mabon) arrives on September 21, day and night will be equal in length, and daylight hours will continue to wane until the shortest day of the year, Yule (December 21), at which time the days begin to wax or lengthen again. |
||||||
©
2003 Enchantments |