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Lughnasadh August 1 or a nearby Sunday The Lughnasadh was a pre-Christian festival in Ireland associated with the ancient Celtic god Lugh. Occurring at the beginning of the harvest season, the Lughnasadh was a time for gathering berries and other early fruits of the season. Many of the hilltop sites where people came to pick berries were later taken over by the Roman Catholic Church and turned into pilgrimage sites. This is the case in County Mayo, where on the last Sunday in July thousands of pilgrims still climb to the summit of "the Reek," or Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holiest mountain. That day is known as Reek Sunday, and a series of masses are held in a small oratory on the top of Croagh Patrick. This is where St. Patrick is said to have spent the 40 days of Lent, and it was from this mountaintop that he is said to have driven all the venomous serpents into the ocean, thus explaining why there are no snakes in Ireland. Lughnasadh was also a popular time to hold fairs. Today it is observed by many Neopagan groups. See also Crom Dubh Sunday; St. Patrick's Day; Tailte Fair SOURCES: DictFolkMyth-1984, pp. 202, 652 FestSaintDays-1915, p. 165 FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 485 OxYear-1999, p. 274 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | People have been invited to go to Castle Hill above Almondbury on Saturday August 1 to greet Lughnasadh (pronounced loo''nass''ah) which was the first harvest of the year in ancient times. Named after an ancient Celtic harvest festival called Lughnasadh, the group whips audiences into a frenzy with upright bass, fiddle, flute, whistle, Uilleann pipes, and bodhr[sz] n. It was known as Samhain (pronounced sow-in) and was one of four great Celtic festivals, which also included Imbolc (February 1) Beltane (May 1) and Lughnasadh (August 1). |
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