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After Lughnasadh Musings
Lughnasadh is one of my favorite Sabbats. As a father I understand the feel of the energy of the Harvest Lord and his self-willing sacrifice, since I oftentimes choose to give up things so that my wife and kids can have what they need. This is also a...
Lughnasadh Ritual for Families
Happy Lughnasadh to All of You! Supplies: Five Candles -- yellow, red, blue, green, brown A bowl of water A bowl of dirt A feather Musical Instruments if you so wish Bell for each of the children participating Ritual: Arrange the colored candles ...
Natural Candle Holders
I talked last week about using the bounty of the Earth to make crafts in celebration of Lughnassadh. So today I wanted to post some instructions to make apple candle holders that I found on about.com. First, you’ll want to select some firm fruits....
Seed Necklaces for Children
As the first harvest comes upon us it is very appropriate to use the fruit of the land in crafts. Or in this case seeds. And of course I must say the appropriate cautionary statement here. Adult supervision is necessary and be careful with small chil...
Lughnasadh - Recipes with Corn
Lughnasadh is the first harvest of the grain. And while corn used to be the name for a variety of grains and maize was reserved for the golden ears found in the United States, I still like to cook corn bread at this time of the year. For me it connec...
Children's Story for Lughnasadh
"Grandfather, Grandfather, you promised to tell us the story of the First Harvest. Will you tell us now?" asked the little girl as she tugged on his pant leg. The Grandfather with his feet propped before the fire, opened one eye and looked down for a...
Highland Games for Children
In ancient Ireland and Scotland this time of the year was celebrated by holding the Tailteann Games. A contest to celebrate the upcoming harvest. Some of the traditional activities at this time were: Caber Toss Stone Put Highland Hammer Toss Weight T...
Lughnasadh Children Crafts -- Grapevine Pentacle
As this first harvest comes upon us, I believe that we should use the bounty of the Earth in some of our crafts. Then we aren't adding more plastic to the world and our children learn to respect the Earth. So today I found on about.com this wonderful...
Vegetable Recipes for Lughnasadh
Sorry about the double post. I am on vacation and the day got away from me. Please bear with me. Colcannon 1 medium cabbage, quartered and core removed 2 lb potatoes, scrubbed and sliced with skins left on 2 medium leeks, thoroughly washed an...
First Harvest is here and it is Time to Give Back
Lughnasadh is the first of the three harvests and as such it is a time to give thanks. Although it is not the traditional pagan thanksgiving, it is a time that we have receive a bounty and so we should give thanks regardless. Yet sometimes it is not...
Decorating for Lughnasadh
I have talked in the past about decorating a grapevine wreath with flowers, either fake or real, to celebrate the Sabbats. So with Litha past and Lughnassadh coming I figured I would share a list of flowers and things to decorate your wreath. Corn - ...
Lord of the Harvest
While not a specific deity, the Harvest Lord is one of the faces of the God. And since Lughnasadh falls at the end of this month, beginning of next, I figured that it would be appropriate to talk about Him. He is the father who sacrifices all for hi...
Lughnasadh - Recipes for the Meat Lovers
Yes, it is that time again. The weekly recipe series continues. This time with recipes that include meat. I hope that you all enjoy these recipes. Blessed Be! Baked Polenta with Sausage and Mushrooms courtesy of katiehodges.com 1 tb olive oil 1 sm ...
Lughnasadh
This year has practically flown by. The Light half of the year is past and the first of the three harvests is upon us. This harvest is the one of grain, so in this we see the death of the Grain God or the Lord of the Harvest.It is also a time to harv...
