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LUGHNASADH | August 1

️Decorations: cornucopia, bread basket, corn dolly, sunflowers

Incense: peppermint, chamomile, eucalyptus, rosemary

Food: wild berries, bread, beer, cider, corn, grains, potatoes, rice, grapes, pears, nuts

It is now high summer and the union of sun and earth has produced the first harvest. It is a time of gathering in and giving thanks for abundance. Feasting, market fairs, games and bonfires are the order of the day. Active growth is slowing and darker days are coming…

Rituals to celebrate:

With people, have a popcorn party.

️In the kitchen, bake your own bread and brew your own beer.

Get crafty, by making beeswax candles to keep some warmth and light in the coming cold seasons.

Dress up, with fire-safe clothes in colors of yellow, orange, green, brown, or red.

Write in your journal, about what you are harvesting in your life at the moment.

Meditate, about how hard you’ve worked this year and rest on your accomplishments.

Other ideas to celebrate:

• Learn how to preserve the harvest, from drying herbs to canning fresh produce.
• Toast the sunset to honor the sun before it starts resting.
• Make corn dolls out of cob husks.
• Enjoy the fresh air and nature while you still can.
• Dance around a bonfire.

Blessed Lammas witches