Lughnasadh

August 01st.

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Did you know that there is a “witches’ thanksgiving?” Along with the darkness comes the gifts of the harvest. 

 

This sabbat was named after the Irish god Lugh. His mother, Tailtiu, is an earth goddess, and at this time of year, she dies along with the crops. Lugh must battle other deities to protect the harvest she leaves behind.

 

For witches this is not only a feast day, it’s also a time when offerings must be made to Earth, giving thanks for all that she has brought to us this year and promising her our protection.

 

Some ways to celebrate this day include canning and preserving food, preparing a feast, and making offerings to Earth in some form such as pouring coffee or moon blood over the earth under the moonlight, tending a community garden, volunteering for an environmental justice organization, or working in a community kitchen.

 

In the Tarot, this festival may translate from the Nine of Cups or Six of Pentacles.