How do we celebrate Lughnasadh in modern times? The festival is in honour of the great Lugh, Lord of Light and the first of the three harvest Sabbats which celebrate the ripening grains and corn. Lammas, or Lughnasadh, celebrates the early harvest. It’s a time to honour the spirit of the grain harvest. In the …
St Patrick gets a lot of publicity. He had an excellent theatrical agent in the old days and his slick promotional material, backed up by Roman gold, was of the very best quality. Repeat something often enough and half of the population will believe it (just look at politicians, ancient or modern.) Forget that the …
In Ireland Lugh was a hero and High King of the distant past.
Turning points are filled with portent. The time between one day and the next, the meeting of sea and shore, or the closing of an old year and opening of the new are made of mystery and magic. The turning of the year was the time when the veil between the worlds was at its …
Beltane is one of the most important festivals of the pagan year traditionally marking the arrival of summer in ancient times.With its counterpart Samhain, Beltane divides the year into its two primary seasons, Winter the Dark and Summer the Light.