Festival of Lugh, god of skill and craft. First harvest—grain cut, first loaf baked. John Barleycorn (grain god) sacrificed so we may live. Funeral games for Lugh's foster mother Tailtiu. Celebration of skill through competition. Gratitude for what we reap from what we sowed.
Modern Practice
Bake bread from first grains. Acknowledge what you're harvesting from seeds planted at Ostara. Celebrate skills and crafts—share mastery with others. Competitions honoring excellence. Begin assessing what will be gathered, what must be released.
We reap what we sow. Harvest requires sacrifice—the grain dies that we may live. Honor the death within the gift. Skill is sacred. The first fruits belong to gratitude.
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Every entry that names Lughnasadh, grouped by the system it comes from.