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Lughnasadh is the Celtic festival of the first harvest, the grain harvest. In Scottish Gaelic it is Lunasda, meaning 1st August. In Irish Lúnasa means August. Lammas is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent. The festival begins on July 31st as Celtic rituals begin at sunset and each day was measured from sunset to sunset. This is the time of year when the descent of sun into winter becomes noticeable, a time of tension as the harvest needs to be brought in.
The July moon is the Horse Moon or Mead Moon or the Thunder Moon. The August moon is the Grain Moon, Fruit Moon or the Lightning Moon.
A multitude of creatures are associated with this festival, most notably the bee, as honey would have been an essential for food and medicine. In folklore it is said that you should tell your secrets to the bees. When bees swarm after this time the resulting colony is of no use to humans as there is no time left in the year for the new colony to make sufficient honey to provide a harvest.
Size : 10.5 X 14.5 CM Print Area
Lino Cut and hand signed
Limited Editions: 25
Lughnasadh is the Celtic festival of the first harvest, the grain harvest. In Scottish Gaelic it is Lunasda, meaning 1st August. In Irish Lúnasa means August. Lammas is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent. The festival begins on July 31st as Celtic rituals begin at sunset and each day was measured from sunset to sunset. This is the time of year when the descent of sun into winter becomes noticeable, a time of tension as the harvest needs to be brought in.
The July moon is the Horse Moon or Mead Moon or the Thunder Moon. The August moon is the Grain Moon, Fruit Moon or the Lightning Moon.
A multitude of creatures are associated with this festival, most notably the bee, as honey would have been an essential for food and medicine. In folklore it is said that you should tell your secrets to the bees. When bees swarm after this time the resulting colony is of no use to humans as there is no time left in the year for the new colony to make sufficient honey to provide a harvest.