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| Lammas Other names: Lughnasdh, Lunasdal. Date: August 1 or 2. Meaning of the word: Lammas, or "Hlaf-mass," is the feast of the bread; nasadh means "to give in marriage", and Lugh is the name of a Celtic God; therefore, Lughnassadh means "to give in marriage to Lugh". Primary ritual focus: Bread harvest, first harvest, games of sport, blessing and saining rites, payment of debts, weather magick. Age of holiday: Unknown. Popular Mythos: Marriage of lugh to the Goddess (goddess varies), sacrafice of fruits to the soil (depending on your area), season of handfasting. Astrological sign: 15 degrees Leo;fire;fixed. Planetary ruler: Sun. |
| Lammas Invocation The King and Queen are wed at last while summer's kiss turns fields and grass to harvest gold, and garden gifts find sacrafice on earthen lips. Witches gather hand to hand power raised along the band. Vortex spiral in its quest force to form i manifest! Debts repaid and games of sport, weather magick-Thor's retort blessing babies, baking bread stocking up for winters stead. Witches gather hand to hand power raised along the band. Vortex spiral in its quest force to form i manifest! Bonfires, dancing, circle round fruits and produce from the ground offer up a feast of praise while shadows lengthen in the maze. |
| Witches gather hand to hand power raised along the band. Vortex spiral in its quest force to form i manifest! August sun turns all to bronze golden children singing songs fireflies flitter in the dusk touching all with faery dust. Witches gather hand to hand power raised along the band. Vortex spiral in its quest force to form i manifest! Dark Lord melts into the night taking with him summer's light merging wishes, law, and might removing evil from our sight. Witches gather hand to hand power raised along the band. Vortex spiral in its quest force to form i manifest! |
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