Lughnasadh

Lughnasadh is a less well known festival, but it's a great one because it is often celebrated through bread! The mythology and history behind this is the Welsh god Lugh re-claiming grain for the humans from another god who was hoarding it, and Lammas, the Christian version of this festival, is another name for Loaf Mass.

This is the first of the harvest festivals, and as I'm writing this on the train through the countryside from Glasgow to London, and I can see the wheat and grain starting to be harvested. We can think of this as a metaphor for beginning to harvest what we have been manifesting or growing throughout the year so far. Some things will be ready to harvest, some will need a bit more time to ripen, and some will need some processing or action to turn it into its final form, like the action of turning wheat to flour and then baking it into bread. Bread is a symbol of working to bring what you want into reality.

As things are still growing this also means there's time for pruning or adjusting, so this is a great time for checking in on your goals or projects and making sure they are still heading in the direction you want.

To celebrate why not try this recipe for Scottish Bannocks oatmeal bread that would have traditionally been used in harvest celebrations at this time of year.

Throwback to our last Lughnasadh circle:

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