Lughnasadh Traditional Foods: Grains, Breads and Berries, Cheeses, Cider, Fruits, Vegetables, Pies, Corn, Jellies, Crab Apples, Pears. Herbs and Flowers: All Grains, Grapes, herbs, Herbal "sun"teas, Heather, Blackberries, Sloe. Colors: Red, orange, gold, yellow, brown, bronze Incense: Aloes, Rose, Frankincense, Sandalwood. Sacred Gemstone: Citrine, Amber, Tourmaline, Carnelian. Special Activities: As summer passes, many celebrate this time to remember its warmth and bounty in a celebrated feast shared with family members. Save and plant the seeds from the fruits consumed during the feast or ritual. If they sprout, grow the plant or tree with love and as a symbol of your connection with the Mother Earth. Walk through the fields and orchards or spend time along springs, creeks, rivers, ponds and lakes reflecting on the bounty, and love. Deities: Lugh, the Sun God, Sovereignty, Rhiannon and Epona, Tailte, Tammuz, Demeter, Persephone, Cerridwen, Faunus, Baal and Crom Dubh |