LUGHNASADH (Frey Fest, Lammas=Loaf Mass) is the first harvest festival when the Sun God transfers his power into the grain, getting sacrificed for the people's sake when the grain is harvested. It’s then made into the new bread. The first fruits of the harvest are celebrated, also symbolically: we can be grateful that our plans that we had at the start of the year are coming true.
The festival was named after the Irish god, Lugh (on the picture) who was a youthful warrior associated with skill, crafts and the arts. Some traditions of the day are athletic contests, matchmaking, feasting and trading. The goddess on the illustration is Danu, an ancient water deity probably behind the name of the river Danube.
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