LUGHNASADH
Traditionally Lughnasadh is celebrated on 1.st of august in Northern Hemisphere, but the exact cross-quarter moment is 7.th of august this year. There is an energy that resides in the fixed dates as well because we have celebrated them for so long but astronomical timing is where the true magick happens..
Aligning ourselves to the seasonal rhythms helps us physically anchor & remember on a cellular level that we are part of the larger movement..
Lughnasadh, the third of the Great Bonfires (Imbolc, Beltane, Samhain ), celebrates the beginning of the harvest season & the cycle of rebirth. On this joyful August festival of first fruits, the fertile abundance of the coming autumn & sweet sadness of winter waiting just around the corner, the time of cold & darkness, are intertwined. We need to fill our pantries properly & protect ourselves from the forces of darkness with the light energy for our well-being, with reverence for the forces of the Otherworld. After all, everything in the Universe is interconnected, just as life & death are in the essence of Mother Earth.
The main ritual food of Lughnasadh is bread, nuts, fruits, vegetables & berries of the new harvest. In ancient times, only grains of newly ripened cereals were used for ritual bread. Lughnasadh's Day is good to spend in nature, in the countryside.
Perform a blessing ceremony for the tools that you use to cultivate your land: shovels, rakes, hoes, watering cans.
To ensure well-being & prosperity for the whole next year, treat your friends & family with the fruits from your garden. You can also bake a ritual cake with wild berries that ripen at this time, such as blueberries & blackberries. Prepare a festive meal for your family. Bake the cake, homemade bread, ritual cookies in the shape of little men & serve along the goodness from your garden. Part of the meal should be offered to the Spirits, your ancestors, Mother Earth, deities of the fields or your gods: the rite of sacrifice is an important component of the festive mystery. Food should be thrown into the fire of a campfire or in running water, left under the special tree or buried in the ground. Even better, if you save half of the loaf prepared especially for a festive treat until the next Lughnasadh & then you will bring it as an offering. No Garden? No Problem. Lughnasadh is a great time to check out local farmer’s markets or even the produce right in the grocery store.
This year, the Lughnasadh festival falls on the 5th lunar day, which is good time for gathering in & giving thanks for abundance, for going somewhere in the nature, to collect, dry & tincture herbs, go for berry-, nut- or fungi picking.
Lughnasadh crystals are Citrine, Peridot, Carnelian, Gold Topaz, Clear Quartz & Amber.
Take a moment to relax in the Sun light & reflect on the upcoming abundance of the fall months.
The main ritual food of Lughnasadh is bread, nuts, fruits, vegetables & berries of the new harvest. In ancient times, only grains of newly ripened cereals were used for ritual bread. Lughnasadh's Day is good to spend in nature, in the countryside.
Perform a blessing ceremony for the tools that you use to cultivate your land: shovels, rakes, hoes, watering cans.
To ensure well-being & prosperity for the whole next year, treat your friends & family with the fruits from your garden. You can also bake a ritual cake with wild berries that ripen at this time, such as blueberries & blackberries. Prepare a festive meal for your family. Bake the cake, homemade bread, ritual cookies in the shape of little men & serve along the goodness from your garden. Part of the meal should be offered to the Spirits, your ancestors, Mother Earth, deities of the fields or your gods: the rite of sacrifice is an important component of the festive mystery. Food should be thrown into the fire of a campfire or in running water, left under the special tree or buried in the ground. Even better, if you save half of the loaf prepared especially for a festive treat until the next Lughnasadh & then you will bring it as an offering. No Garden? No Problem. Lughnasadh is a great time to check out local farmer’s markets or even the produce right in the grocery store.
This year, the Lughnasadh festival falls on the 5th lunar day, which is good time for gathering in & giving thanks for abundance, for going somewhere in the nature, to collect, dry & tincture herbs, go for berry-, nut- or fungi picking.
Lughnasadh crystals are Citrine, Peridot, Carnelian, Gold Topaz, Clear Quartz & Amber.
Take a moment to relax in the Sun light & reflect on the upcoming abundance of the fall months.
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