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Lughnasadh is a festival named in honor of Lugh the Celtic Solar God. It is usually celebrated between July 31st. and August 1st. As with most festivals, Lughnasadh is usually celebrated with fun and games. Handfastings were also common, as were reunions with family and friends.
There isn’t much mention of this festival in truly ancient text and sources. One of the websites I browsed for this stated that: It clearly refers to the god Lugh and a possible interpretation of the last part as nasad or “games.” This is given support by the many games and sporting events held during Lughnasadh in historical times. Which could then suggest the real meaning of this festival is funeral “games” in memory of Lugh’s mother Taitiu.
Lughnasadh (or Lammas) is also the name used for one of the eight “Sabbats” in the Wiccan wheel of the Year. It is the first of the three autumn harvest festivals, the other two being the Autumn Equinox (Mabon) and Samhain. Beltaine and Lammas are considered the best times for handfasting. In some Wiccan traditions a figure of the "corn god" is made out of bread then baked and symbolically sacrificed before eating it.
