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Sabbats: Lughnasadh (Lammas)

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Lughnasadh (the three most common pronunciations are; loo-NAS-suh, LOO-nah-sod, or loo-NESS-uh) takes place on August 1st in the northern hemisphere and February 1st in the southern hemisphere.  This is my explanation of this holiday.  It may or may not work for you and your path.  There are a number of things that this Sabbat usually celebrates: 

  •  Fertility (in plants, animals, and humans)
  • The first harvest
  • Honor the God Lugh
  • Honor any other deities related to the harvest (there are many)

Some ways of celebrating culturally are:

  •  Creating a feast with harvest foods
  • Baking bread
  • Making jelly or jam
  • Making tomato sauce
  • Preserving food (canning, jarring, etc.)
  • Going on a picnic
  • Going for a hike
  • Singing
  • Playing games, especially outdoor games
  • Plan a BBQ with seasonal foods
  • Make crafts using corn and corn husks

Some ritual ideas are:

  • Imbibe food with intention or energy and eat it
  • Make sacrifices to the local land wights, fae, or whatever else you believe in
  • Gratitude for things that have come to fruition
  • Fire magic
  • Fertility

Sabbats and Esbats, Wiccan Holidays

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The Sabbats are the eight Pagan holidays related to the passage of the sun, which is sometimes personified as a God.  A lot of Wiccans have a story of how the God is born at Yule, grows to manhood, impregnates the Goddess at Beltane, and dies at Samhain only to be reborn again at Yule.  Because they are based on the Sun, they mostly occur at the same time in the calendar year.

I am slowly including posts for each Sabbat. Each post goes into what is celebrated at each Sabbat, ways to culturally celebrate, and some suggestions for rituals at each.

Yule (Winter Solstice)

Imbolg (February 1st or August 1st for the southern hemisphere)

Ostara (Spring Equinox)

Beltane (May 1st or November 1st for the southern hemisphere)

Midsummer (Summer Solstice)

Lughnasadh (August 1st or February 1st for the southern hemisphere)

Mabon (Autumn Equinox)

Samhain (October 31st or April 31st for the southern hemisphere)

The Esbats are the 12-13 Pagan holidays related to the passage of the moon. They usually coincide with the new moon or the full moon. The moon is often personified as a Goddess. Because women’s bodies (mostly) change on a 28-day cycle, the moon is often associated with females. When I have finished with the posts for the Sabbats, I will then focus on the Esbats.