Lammas - Wikipedia Lammas (from Old English hlāfmæsse, "loaf-mass"), also known as Loaf Mass Day, is a Christian holiday celebrated in some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere [citation needed] on 1 August
Lammas History: Welcoming the Harvest - Learn Religions Lammas was a ritual that recognized a community's dependency on what Thomas Hardy once called 'the ancient pulse of germ and birth '" In some Wiccan and modern Pagan traditions, Lammas is also a day of honoring Lugh, the Celtic craftsman god
Lughnasadh Lammas: Traditions, Rituals, How To Celebrate As the wheel of the year turns and the warmth of summer envelops us, it is time to celebrate the bountiful festival of Lughnasadh, also known as Lammas This ancient Gaelic holiday marks the first harvest, a time to honor the abundance of the Earth and express gratitude for the gifts of nature
What is Lammas (Lughnasadh)? Celebrating the First Harvest Also known as Lughassadh or Lughnasad (pronounced lew-na-sah), Lammas falls between the Summer Solstice (Litha, June 21 st) and the Fall Equinox (Mabon, September 21 st) This is the first grain harvest of the season for wheat, barley, corn, and other produce This holiday is still celebrated today among modern pagans
Lammas (Lughnasadh) – The Wiccan Calendar – Wicca Living Lammas is one of the four “ Greater Sabbats,” making it one of the most important days on the Wiccan Wheel of the Year It is the cross-quarter day between the Summer Solstice and the Autumn Equinox, and it marks the beginning of the harvest season
Lammas | Meaning Traditions | Britannica Lammas, the conventional name of the Quarter Day which falls on August 1 The Quarter Days—Candlemas (February 2), May Day (May 1), Lammas, and All Saints’ Day (November 1)—marked the four quarters of the calendar as observed in the British Isles and elsewhere in northern Europe
BBC - Religions - Paganism: Lammas Lammas, also called Lughnasadh (pronouced loo'nass'ah), comes at the beginning of August It is one of the Pagan festivals of Celtic origin which split the year into four
Introduction to Lammas Lammas, celebrated on August 1st in the northern hemisphere (February 1 in the southern hemisphere), is one of the eight Sabbats in the Wheel of the Year and marks the first fruits of the grain harvests
Lughnasadh - Wikipedia Lughnasadh is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with Samhain, Imbolc, and Beltane It corresponds to the Welsh Gŵyl Awst and the English Lammas Lughnasadh is mentioned in early Irish literature and has pagan origins The festival is named after the god Lugh