{"id":5822,"date":"2023-08-01T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T18:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spells8.com\/?p=5822"},"modified":"2024-03-07T16:09:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T00:09:06","slug":"lughnasadh-lammas-ritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spells8.com\/lughnasadh-lammas-ritual\/","title":{"rendered":"\u25b6\ufe0f Lughnasadh Celebration Ritual #CastAlong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Lughnasadh<\/strong>, also known as L\u00fanasa or <em>Lammas<\/em>, is celebrated on August 1<sup>st<\/sup> which is halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Bread-emoji.jpg\" alt=\"Bread emoji\" class=\"wp-image-5846\" style=\"width:131px;height:110px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Bread-emoji.jpg 262w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Bread-emoji-66x55.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lughnasadh is an ancient Gaelic <strong>celebration that honors the God of light and craftmanship, Lugh<\/strong>, in a gathering of people, or assembly referred to as nasad. Today, Lughnasadh is a harvest festival marking the time when the first crops would have been traditionally reaped. Grain is the center of the festival as it is threshed and milled after the first harvest.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Ritual <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/349727572' frameborder='0' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Corn, bread, and baskets filled with fruit adorn the altars during this festival.  Bright harvest colors of gold, orange, and yellow are used for candles, ribbons to tie ears of corn, and other decorations. \ud83c\udf89 Lughnasadh celebrates the cycle of rebirth as it recognizes the abundance and thriving of the world around us while at the same time acknowledging that everything will soon die.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"wpzoom-premium-recipe-card\" class=\"is-style-newdesign wp-block-wpzoom-recipe-card-block-recipe-card header-content-align-left block-alignment-left recipe-card-noimage\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-celebration-sabbat-wicca-800x530.jpg\" class=\"wpzoom-recipe-card-image\" alt=\"Lughnasadh Solitary Ritual Celebration \" id=\"5825\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-celebration-sabbat-wicca-800x530.jpg\" data-pin-description=\"Lughnasadh Solitary Ritual Celebration \" srcset=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-celebration-sabbat-wicca-800x530.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-celebration-sabbat-wicca-82x55.jpg 82w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-celebration-sabbat-wicca-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpzoom-recipe-card-pinit\">\n\t            <a class=\"btn-pinit-link no-print\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/spells8.com\/lughnasadh-lammas-ritual\/&#038;media=https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-celebration-sabbat-wicca-800x530.jpg&#038;description=Lughnasadh%20Solitary%20Ritual%20Celebration%20\" data-pin-custom=\"true\" >\n\t            \t<SVG class=\"wpzoom-rcb-icon-pinit-link\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 30 30\" height=\"30px\" id=\"Pinterest\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t            \t    <Path class=\"wpzoom-rcb-pinit-icon\" d=\"M16,0C7.813,0,3,6.105,3,11c0,2.964,2,6,3,6s2,0,2-1s-2-2-2-5c0-4.354,4.773-8,10-8c4.627,0,7,3.224,7,7  c0,4.968-2.735,9-6,9c-1.803,0-3.433-1.172-3-3c0.519-2.184,1-2,2-6c0.342-1.368-0.433-3-2-3c-1.843,0-4,1.446-4,4c0,1.627,1,3,1,3  s-2.245,7.863-2.576,9.263C7.766,26.049,6.938,30,7.938,30S10,28,12,23c0.295-0.738,1-3,1-3c0.599,1.142,3.14,2,5,2  c5.539,0,9-5.24,9-12C27,4.888,22.58,0,16,0z\" \/>\n\t            \t<\/SVG>\n\t            \t<span>Pin<\/span>\n\t            <\/a>\n\t        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.recipe-card-image -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-heading\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"recipe-card-title\">Lughnasadh Solitary Ritual Celebration <\/h2>\n\n        <div class=\"recipe-sub-title\">\n     \t\t    \t\t\t<span class=\"recipe-card-author\">Recipe by Francisco Huanaco<\/span>\n    \t\t\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-details-top\">\n                    <\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.recipe-card-heading -->\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"recipe-card-summary no-print\">Celebrate Lughnasadh\/Lammas as a solitary Witch or with other pagans. This simple ritual can be performed by Wiccans or anyone else really.<\/p>\n\t\n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-ingredients\">\n            \n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ingredients-title\">What you&#8217;ll need<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ingredients-list layout-1-column\"><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-5d339c25b3cc4\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\">    <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">1 candle (red, orange, yellow, or gold)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-5d339c25b3d04\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\">    <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Stones (in harvest colors)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-5d339c25b3d3a\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\">    <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">1 small plate<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-5d339c25b3d63\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\">    <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Paper and pen<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-15636672888795\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\">    <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Lighter or matches<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n            \t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-directions\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"directions-title\">How to perform the ritual<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"directions-list\"><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-5d339c25b3dad\" class=\"direction-step\">Place the small plate and stones upon the altar. This ritual can be performed inside or outside.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-5d339c25b3de7\" class=\"direction-step\">Relax and visualize a white light in the center of your body. As you breathe, expand the light throughout your belly and limbs knowing that it is cleansing your body of any tension and frustrations.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-5d339c25b3e1e\" class=\"direction-step\">Light the candle and say:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-wiccan-prayer.jpg\" class=\"direction-step-image\" alt=\"Lughnasadh wiccan prayer\" title=\"Lughnasadh Solitary Ritual Celebration\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-wiccan-prayer.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-wiccan-prayer-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-wiccan-prayer-191x55.jpg 191w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-wiccan-prayer-400x115.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-5d339c25b3e54\" class=\"direction-step\">Take a moment to focus on the talents and skills that you possess. Write them down.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-15636700414278\" class=\"direction-step\">When you&#8217;re ready, take a stone and hold it up to the candle. Think of one of your talents or skills, and say:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"87\" src=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lammas-wiccan-prayer.jpg\" class=\"direction-step-image\" alt=\"Lammas Wiccan prayer\" title=\"Lughnasadh Solitary Ritual Celebration\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lammas-wiccan-prayer.jpg 529w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lammas-wiccan-prayer-300x49.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lammas-wiccan-prayer-334x55.jpg 334w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lammas-wiccan-prayer-400x66.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-15636700424259\" class=\"direction-step\">Place the stone on the plate. Repeat this as many times as skills you want to honor. Take a moment to honor yourself by gazing upon all of the stones on the plate.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-156367008537910\" class=\"direction-step\">Say a prayer for Lugh on this sabbat:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Prayer-to-Lugh.jpg\" class=\"direction-step-image\" alt=\"Prayer to Lugh\" title=\"Lughnasadh Solitary Ritual Celebration\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Prayer-to-Lugh.jpg 652w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Prayer-to-Lugh-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Prayer-to-Lugh-136x55.jpg 136w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Prayer-to-Lugh-400x161.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-156367011143011\" class=\"direction-step\">Extinguish the candle, or keep it lit while you exercise one of your many skills.<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-notes\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"notes-title\">Notes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"recipe-card-notes-list\"><li>\ud83d\udda8\ufe0f Scroll down to find a printable Lammas celebration page. <\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Recipe\",\"name\":\"Lughnasadh Solitary Ritual Celebration \",\"image\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/spells8.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/Lughnasadh-celebration-sabbat-wicca.jpg\"],\"description\":\"Celebrate Lughnasadh\\\/Lammas as a solitary Witch or with other pagans. 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In this way, you can gain energy throughout the year for your crafts and talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lughnasadh Correspondences &amp; Ritual<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These PDF pages come with a transparent background so you can print it on any kind of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Aged-Look-Parchment-Stationery-writing-printing\/dp\/B018PF49RG\/ref=pd_sbs_201_6\/134-3416005-3412311?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B018PF49RG&amp;pd_rd_r=39f6a3f5-832e-11e9-8740-41568e48106d&amp;pd_rd_w=SvhuZ&amp;pd_rd_wg=KrSt8&amp;pf_rd_p=588939de-d3f8-42f1-a3d8-d556eae5797d&amp;pf_rd_r=VX3H36B569GGNTYMWGDZ&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=VX3H36B569GGNTYMWGDZ&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=350125g-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=a2ac6162e33c109fa3b183ca570c390e&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\">printer-friendly parchment paper<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Symbols-and-Correspondences-of-Lughnasadh.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Lammas-Correspondences-and-Symbols.jpg\" alt=\"Lughnasadh Correspondences\" class=\"wp-image-9507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Lammas-Correspondences-and-Symbols.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Lammas-Correspondences-and-Symbols-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Lammas-Correspondences-and-Symbols-43x55.jpg 43w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Symbols-and-Correspondences-of-Lughnasadh.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lughnasadh Correspondences<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-Lammas-Solitary-Ritual-Spells8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-Printable-Celebration-Ritual.jpg\" alt=\"Lammas Wiccan Sabbat Celebration Printable Page\" class=\"wp-image-5835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-Printable-Celebration-Ritual.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-Printable-Celebration-Ritual-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-Printable-Celebration-Ritual-43x55.jpg 43w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lughnasadh-Lammas-Solitary-Ritual-Spells8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lughnasadh\/Lammas Wiccan Ritual<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Ways to Celebrate Lughnasadh! \ud83c\udf3d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many activities Wiccans and Pagans can do to tune in with the energies of Lughnasadh:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Symbols-and-Meaning.jpg\" alt=\"Symbols of Lughnasadh\" class=\"wp-image-9510\" style=\"width:450px;height:675px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Symbols-and-Meaning.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Symbols-and-Meaning-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Symbols-and-Meaning-37x55.jpg 37w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Symbols-and-Meaning-360x540.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Symbols of Lughnasadh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lughnasadh is a great time to be thankful, enjoy a loaf of bread and offer a piece to your deities on your altar, welcoming the prosperity and abundance of the harvest. \ud83c\udf5e <strong>This bread represents everything that you have managed to harvest in your life<\/strong>: work, relationships, family, career achievements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Decorate your altar with yellow flowers \ud83c\udf3b, seasonal fruits, vegetables and especially cereals such as corn and wheat (but also oats, chickpeas, lentils, beans or rice). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to find a coloring page to celebrate Lugh! \ud83d\udda8\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enjoy a fruit that contains seeds, realizing that this fruit does not die when you eat it because its seed will return to the earth and give life again, to sprout and be reborn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose colors that remind you of the abundance of the earth and the fields: green, golden, brown, yellow. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make a doll with straw or corn leaves that will represent the Sun God. He will keep you company during the year and protect your home or your altar. The next Lughnasadh, burn your doll as a sign that a cycle is complete, his death is a sign that a new one is about to be born.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forum.spells8.com\/t\/wiccan-ways-to-celebrate-lughnasadh-the-1st-harvest-sabbat\/84\"><strong>Click here to Discover More Ways to Celebrate Lughnasadh\/Lammas<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Lugh?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Coloring-Page-God-Lugh.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Activities-Coloring-Page-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lughnasadh Activities Coloring page\" class=\"wp-image-9513\" style=\"width:300px;height:388px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Activities-Coloring-Page-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Activities-Coloring-Page-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Activities-Coloring-Page-1-43x55.jpg 43w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lughnasadh-Coloring-Page-God-Lugh.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lugh Coloring Page<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lugh or Lug is an Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is known by the epithets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em>L\u00e1mhfhada<\/em> (meaning &#8220;long arm&#8221; or &#8220;long hand&#8221;), for his skill with a spear or sling, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ild\u00e1nach <\/em>(&#8220;skilled in many arts&#8221;), <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Samhild\u00e1nach <\/em>(&#8220;Equally skilled in many arts&#8221;), <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Lonnbeimnech <\/em>(&#8220;fierce striker&#8221; or perhaps &#8220;sword-shouter&#8221;) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Words containing <em>Lu<\/em>, as in the word Lugh itself, have appeared for millennia always meaning light or sun or sun god. Luwian <em>Apaliunas<\/em>, Hurrian <em>Aplu<\/em>, Etruscan <em>Apulu<\/em>, Latin <a href=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/lessons\/apollo-god-of-light-healing-and-inspiration\/\">Apollo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lugh&#8217;s mastery of all arts has led many to link him with the unnamed Gaulish god Julius Caesar identifies with <a href=\"https:\/\/spells8.com\/mercury-devotional\/\" title=\"Mercury\u2019s Guidance Devotional Prayer\">Mercury<\/a>, whom he describes as the &#8220;inventor of all the arts&#8221;. \ud83c\udfa8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also worth noting that parallels exist between the Irish Lugh, Gaulish <em>Lugus<\/em>, German <em>Wotan<\/em>, the English <em>Woden<\/em>, and Norse <em>Odin<\/em>. Odin was worshipped by the Norse as a god of war among other things, including poetry and the arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lughnasadh, also known as L\u00fanasa or Lammas, is celebrated on August 1st which is halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. Lughnasadh is an ancient Gaelic celebration that honors the God of light and craftmanship, Lugh, in a gathering of people, or assembly referred to as nasad. 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