Lughnasadh

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Lughnasadh is a traditional Gaelic harvest festival marking the beginning of the harvest season, historically celebrated with feasting, games, and fairs in honor of the god Lugh.

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Lughnasadh canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish traditional festival
Scottish traditional festival
harvest festival
pagan festival
associatedDeity Lugh
associatedWith agriculture
first fruits
harvest
celebratedWith athletic contests
fairs
feasting
games
market gatherings
religious rites
trial marriages
etymology Old Irish Lugnasad
follows Beltane
hasCulturalContext Gaelic culture
Irish culture
Manx culture
Scottish Gaelic culture
hasNameVariant Lammas
Lughnasa
Lùnastal
Lúnasa
hasRitual bonfires in some regions
climbing of hills and mountains
offering of first fruits
visits to holy wells
honorsDeity Lugh
influenced modern Neopagan Lughnasadh celebrations
linkedTo Lammas in Christian tradition
marks beginning of the harvest season
modernPractice Neopaganism
namedAfter Lugh
observedIn Ireland
Isle of Man
Scotland
occursIn Northern Hemisphere summer
linked to: Summer (season)
partOf Celtic seasonal festivals
precedes Samhain
religiousTradition Celtic paganism
symbolizes gratitude for the harvest
transition from summer to autumn
timePeriodOfOrigin pre-Christian era
typicalDate 1 August

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Wicca celebrates Lughnasadh
Samhain relatedFestival Lughnasadh
subject linked to: Celtic festival Samhain
Celtic culture hasFestival Lughnasadh
Samhain relatedTo Lughnasadh
Beltane pairedWith Lughnasadh
Lugh festival Lughnasadh
Lugh honoredAt Lughnasadh