Lughnasadh 1st February

Lughnasadh​​

1st February (southern hemisphere)​​​​​​​​​​​

 

Lughnasadh (pronounced ‘loo-hus-uh’) means ‘the commemoration of Lugh’ and marks the start of harvesting.

It is a time of joy, but also a time to begin preparing for the Autumn. It is now that we begin to reap what we have sown. It is now that we begin to understand the wisdom of careful preparation, and the sowing of good seeds in our lives and the lives of others.

At the time of Lughnasadh is the beginning of reaping – of basking in the height of summer, and yet of understanding that Autumn will be here soon and with it darker nights and colder days. So whilst it is a time of rejoicing, it is also time for preparing.

Since this is a time of beginning and an awareness that Summer is ending, you may like to spend some time acknowledging this turning point of the year… where by letting go (harvesting) we receive (reaping)…

Some suggestions to acknowledge this ceremony:

· Bake a banana loaf

· Write a gratitude list and a wish list

· Have a hair cut
· Invite friends over for dinner

· Dance or do a movement meditation – visualise you are in corn or wheat field, moving as one with the corn or wheat.