Text Box: Lammas is celebrated on August 1st and markes the first harvest of the fall. This sabbat is also known as Lughnasadh (Loo-na-sahd), named for the Celtic sun God, Lugh. The name Lammas, comes from the Saxon for 'bread-mass', which reflects the importance of bread for this holiday. The fertility of the summer is passing, and it is now time to harvest that abundance. The central theme for the holiday is the giving of thanks for the crops. Much of the symbolism for this sabbat revolves around corn and grains, the crops typically harvested in early fall. Symbolically, the God and Goddess are older, and He is losing his strength as seen in the waning daylight. His Text Box: energy has been sacrificed to produce the fall crops. At the same time, the Goddess is pregnant with the young God to be born again at Yule. Things to Do: Bake Bread - Newly harvested wheat and other grains prompted the baking of fresh bread. If aren't handy enough in the kitchen to bake your own bread, you could get a fresh loaf from a local bakery. Give Thanks - Take some time from your busy life to stop and think about what is important in your life, and perhaps do a small ritual to thank the Gods for the blessings you have received in this past year. Enjoy the Harvest - If you aren't a gardener, visit a local market and get some home-Text Box: grown produce for your Lammas meal. Symbols: Herbs - Corn, rye, wheat Colours - Red, gold, yellow Oils/Incense - Eucalyptus, safflower, apple Other Symbols - Corn, grain dollies Click on the link below to learn much more about this sacred time in the Wheel of the year. This link leads you to a page full of other links on many aspects of Lammas… the meaning, crafts, things to do, correspondences and symbols, recipes, … plan on spending a little time here.. More on Lammas - (Further articles on the history and meaning of Lammas.) Text Box: Lammas Text Box: Volume I Issue 1 Text Box: Wicca Spirit Text Box: Items For Your Altar Text Box: Creating an altar is an expression of your reverence for Spirit as well as your sacred work space. Great time and care should be spent on choosing the items that will grace your altar and the tools that will be used there. You don't actually have to spend money if you are not inclined to. But keep your eyes open, and see things Text Box: from a Pagan viewpoint. You can peek in shop windows, or look to nature. See what you can find that might be used to represent the elements, Deity or maybe just things that catch your eye. Spiritual elements are all around us if you let yourself see them. Your altar doesn't need to only hold 'real' tools bought at a metaphysical or occult shop. Text Box: Anything can be used. The important thing to always keep in mind is that each and every item brought to your altar should hold special significance or meaning to you. This adds to the energy of work performed there as well as affirming that your altar is indeed a very special, personal, and sacred place.

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