Lughnasadh Harvest and thanksgiving   August 1 Is the time of the first harvest, when the plants of Spring drop their fruits or seeds. Summer is waning; the nights grow longer. So too the God begins to lose His strength. He becomes the God of sacrifice, being cut down in the fields. The Goddess watches in sorrow and joy as She realizes the God is dying, yet lives on inside Her as Her child. Lammas is a time for giving thanks for what we have and making offerings of gratitude. It is a reminder that nothing in the universe is constant. Herbs The following can be used as decorations on the altar, around the circle and in the home: All grains, Grapes, Heather, Blackberries, Sloe, Crab apples, Pears. Ritual Bread is eaten and thrown into the flames or used in ritual, Wheat may be woven into Goddess symbols or images. Symbols, Tools and Colours Red and Orange, Corn Dollies, special loaves of bread, grain. Lughnasadh Lore When using fruit in ritual it is appropriate to plant the seeds from the fruit consumed. If they sprout, grow the plant with love and as a symbol of your connection with the Goddess  and God. Weaving wheat, such as making corn dollies. Visiting fields, orchards, lakes and wells. Food  Bread, blackberries, all other berries, crab apples, all grains and locally ripe produce, cake and cider.   click on the Lughnasadh buttonbelow to go to Lughnasadh message board

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