Celebrating Lughnasadh in Australia: The First Of The Harvest Sabbats

Lughnasadh (named after the Celtic God of Light, Lugh) represents the beginning of the harvest season.  This is the first of three harvest sabbats and in the southern hemisphere it traditionally falls on February 1.  Similarly, Lammas (meaning Loaf Mass), one of the older Anglo-Saxon Christian cross quarter days (the others being May Day, CandleMas and All Saint’s Day) is […]