Lughnasadh is a Gaelic festival associated with the beginning of harvest season, assembly, games and traditions connected with Lugh and Tailtiu. Modern Pagan practice often emphasizes grain, first fruits, skill, gratitude and the responsibilities that come with abundance.
Lughnasadh ritual themes
- first harvest
- skill and craftsmanship
- gratitude for labor
- community and exchange
Simple Lughnasadh ritual
- Place bread or grain at the center of the altar.
- Name one skill that has sustained you this year.
- Offer thanks for the labor behind your food and resources.
- Commit to one way of sharing knowledge, time or abundance.
- Close by sharing or eating part of the bread.
Lughnasadh spells
Skill charm: place a small tool or symbol of your craft beside a candle and name the practice you will improve.
Harvest gratitude: list three concrete results produced by sustained work and three people or conditions that helped make them possible.
Sharing blessing: set aside a portion of food, money or time for another person or community cause.
Lughnasadh blessings
May skill become service, harvest become gratitude and abundance become responsibility.
Reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lughnasadh
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