#lammas recipes

[kitchenwitchtingss]

LUGHNASADH SWEET CORNBREAD

Unlike regular cornbread, this is a more southern-style cornbread that's a lot sweeter than cornbread. But really good!

Ingredients:

1 cup flour

1 cup cornmeal

1/4 cup honey

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 large eggs

A splash of cream

1 1/4 cups buttermilk

Pinch of sea salt

For The Honey Butter:

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup butter

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together. In a separate bowl mix butter, sugar, and honey together. Then, whisk in your eggs, cream, and buttermilk.

Pour dry ingredients in increments to wet ingredients until just combined making sure not to overmix. Pour into a buttered and floured baking dish.

Bake for about 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick/knife comes out clean when stuck in the middle. This was just will my oven so cook times could be different when it comes to you. Make sure after 30 minutes, you check every 10 minutes.

To make your honey butter just combine your melted butter with honey and mix.

Serve in squares and top with honey butter and a tab of salted butter on top.

Enjoy! Have a blessed Lughnasadh!

[recipe-collector]

[tears-of-amber]

My Personal Favorite Lughnasadh Recipe I‘ve Found:

If you try it out, lmk!

[hellenistic-prince]

Lammas Bread Recipe

2 c whole wheat flour

2 c bread flour plus more as needed

1/4 c toasted sesame seeds

2 Tbs pactive dry yeast

2 1/2 tsp salt

2 c scalded milk

3 Tbsp smooth peanut butter

3 Tbsp honey

Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the peanut butter and the honey to the hot milk and stir to combine.

Cool milk mix until it reaches 115ºF. Stir milk mix into flour mix. Knead for 15 minutes, adding more flour if necessary to make a smooth, elastic dough Oil the dough's surface, then cover with plastic or a damp towel. Let it rise in a warm spot until double. Punch down, then shape into 2 rectangle loaves or one large wreath.

Let rise again until doubled. Bake at 375ºF until golden; it should make a hollow sound when tapped.

[spicylove4ever]

Lughnasadh Tea on 2023

This recipe can be done in cold as well, hence the gif.

Black Tea with apple (yes, I found it that way): III parts

Red Tea: I part

Sage: I part

Rose hips: I and 1/2 parts

Marigold: I part

Cinnamon: I part

Orange peel (I used dried, but you can use it in any way): II parts

Rosemary: 1/2 part

For the cold version, just brew it normaly, then let it cool, and mix with pretty cold lemonade and ice. And honey or sugar to taste.

[sweetpumpkinmouse]

Braided Bread Recipe

6 cups of flour (it’s going to be split in different sections)

2 packs of yeast

1 1/2 teaspoon of cardamon

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cup (plus an extra 2 tablespoons) milk (it’ll be divided)

1/2 cup of butter, cubed

1/2 cup of honey

2 large eggs

2 tablespoons of sugar

1 bag of chamomile tea leaves (optional for dough batter)

1. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, yeast, and salt.

2. In a small saucepan, heat up 1 1/2 cup of milk, butter, and honey.

3. Add to the dry ingredients; beat it up until it is moist.

4. Add eggs; beat it up again until it is smooth.

5. Stir in enough flour until the dough is firm.

6. Flour the surface (and your hands if you’re paranoid); knead until it is smooth and elastic (about 6 to 8 minutes).

7. Place the dough in a grease bowl. Cover it with a towel and let it rise like a rebellion for about 45 minutes.

8. Punch the dough. PUNCH IT!

9. Divide the dough in half and then into thirds.

10. Braid the bread and let it rise for about 30 minutes.

11. Brush it with 2 tablespoons of milk and sprinkle it with sugar.

12. Bake at 375*F until golden brown for about 20 to 25 minutes.

13. Put the bread on wire racks to cool.

Notes: Last time I made this, it made 2 pieces of bread. Good news about that is that my family was planning a BIG dinner, so bread was needed. I also didn’t have cardamon, so I used chamomile, which works well if you like sweeter bread.

[wherekizzialives]

Working with the Wheel: Lughnasadh, or Lammas

Today is 1st August, the day that I refer to as Lughnasadh but is also often called Lammas, and it is the first of the harvest celebrations in the Wheel of the Year. This year also happens to be a full moon as well, called either the Harvest or Grain moon, depending on which you prefer. This is the time when the fields are golden, the ears of corn and wheat beginning to drop with the weight of…

[gatsby-system-folks]

Happy late lughnassadh!!

Bread:

Milk

Eggs

Self rising flour or leavening

Allspice!

Brown sugar

Pinch of black pepper

Pinch of salt

Bay leaf

Butter

Oven at 375 Fahrenheit

2/1 ratio of flour to egg/milk mix roughly (because you'll add more flour when kneading anyway) but you know. It should look and feel like dough and not batter

About a 3/1 ratio of flour to brown sugar, maybe a little more sugar. Depends how sweet you want it

Measure the allspice with your heart. Make the flour look speckledy

After all the ingredients are combined, knead it gently into a loaf

I baked it in a cast-iron frying pan, bottom coated in oil with a sheet of parchment. Because this is still the sunny part of the year I used a bay leaf in the bottom of the pan to symbolize Apollo <3

Drizzle/brush butter on the top

Bake it until a toothpick comes out clean. I... do not have enough chronological awareness, I'm sorry. Start with 20mins but it'll probably take longer!

It's very crumbly. I came up with this recipe while making the bread, so it can definitely be improved upon.

But it's also DELICIOUS. FKFLLFL. My mom and grandma both lowkey kinda freaked out (pos) about this bread. I did too.

Otherwise I fried some summer squash (in the same pan once the bread was done, use a little Tony chachere's but DONT OVERDO IT I LEARNED THat the hard way), lit my jackolantern for the first time this year, left some food out as a thank-you gift for the green man, and put some dolls in the window (one of which is a corn husk doll)

[optimalmastery]

Bake Lammas Bread for a Bountiful Harvest Celebration

Lammas, also known as “Loaf Mass,” is a cherished Pagan festival that marks the first harvest of the season. A beautiful way to celebrate this abundant time is by baking a delicious Lammas bread. The aroma of freshly baked bread filling the air and the symbolism of the harvest grains come together in this special recipe. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll show you how to create a delectable Lammas…

[breelandwalker]

Sturgeon Moon - August 1, 2023

Buckle up, witches - with two supermoons in store, August is gonna be a wild ride!

Sturgeon Supermoon - August 1, 2023

The Sturgeon Moon is the name given to the first full moon in August. The name comes from the plentiful numbers of sturgeon which appear around this time of year.

Sturgeons are living prehistoric relics, examples of which appear in the fossil record as far back as 200 million years ago. Today, they are endangered due to overfishing, pollution, and habitat loss, but giant sturgeons growing up to 12ft (3.65m) long were once a common sight in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain in North America.

Other North American Indigenous names for this moon include Flying Up Moon (Cree), Corn Moon (Algonquin and Ojibwe), Harvest Moon (Dakota), Dry Moon (Catawba), Mountain Shadows Moon (Tlingit), and Black Cherries Moon (Assiniboine). European names for this moon include Haymaking Moon (Norse), Lightning Moon (English), and Grain Moon (Anglo-Saxon).

It's also interesting to note that in China, the seventh full moon of the lunar year is called the Hungry Ghost Moon, during which spirits of departed ancestors visit their relatives and homes, and trickster spirits may cause mayhem among the living if not properly appeased. Food offerings and incense are put out for ancestor spirits, families visit gravesites to offer prayers and site maintenance, and festival dances and floating lanterns celebrate the honored dead. In 2023, the Hungry Ghost Moon month will take place from August 16th to September 14th, beginning and ending on the new moons.

Blue Supermoon - August 30, 2023

Blue moons can occur when a full moon appears twice in a calendar month or four times in a season, as opposed to the usual three. August's Blue Supermoon is an example of the former, falling on the night of August 30-31 and peaking around 9:36pm EST.

This blue supermoon is especially notable, since it's the closest that our beloved satellite has been so far this year. The next time the moon will be this close to Earth again will be November 5, 2025, and we won't see another Blue Moon until August 19, 2024.

What Does It Mean For Witches?

Both blue moons and supermoons are particularly advantageous times for spellwork, especially that which involves the fulfillment of goals, desires, and wishes, or the culmination of long-term plans. It's also a great time to start new projects and set new goals for the fall and winter.

Blue moons carry your magical workings forward with a little dash of extra strength and vigor, and may provide extra clarity during divination or reflection. It's also the perfect time for spells related to second chances and abundance, drawing in that much-needed do-over or extra bit of luck or prosperity you've been needing.

What Witchy Things Can We Do?

In August, we harvest one set of crops and sow another, reaping the rewards of our previous efforts and planting the seeds of future success. Look back on the magical workings you've done so far this year - how are they working out? Have any of your spells manifested in especially notable results? Go back and add to your notes, making sure to record anything that worked particularly well.

Evaluate your progress and reflect on what you want to carry forward and what you might need to put on hold or just let go for the time being. If you're partial to divination, a reading may help to provide some additional clarity on your current status, as well as some perspective on the possibilities for the near future.

Celebrate the harvest of grain and corn with your favorite recipes or a summer picnic. This year's August moon falls on Lughnasadh, also called Lammas, and the baking of bread and corn cakes are traditional for this occasion. But don't just limit yourself to corn and wheat! Late summer fruits are also ripe and make a tasty addition to any table.

Set your intentions and your goals for the latter part of the year and start preparing for the autumn and winter. It may seem silly to prepare for the cold when the weather is still blazing hot, but it will be here before you know it. Take time for one more summer beach trip or camping excursion before the hustle and bustle of the fall sets in.

The observation of the blue moon as a magical occasion is a modern addition to witchcraft, but the lack of antiquity doesn't mean there's any shortage of metaphysical potential!

Dive into your stash of blue clothes and accessories for some color magic. (Blue is generally associated with peace, harmony, understanding, clarity, and truth.) Set out a big jug of potable water to catch the light of these double supermoons - it will be great for cleansing, protection, wish-making, and drinkable potion bases later!

All in all, August is supercharged with lunar energy and primed for magical workings, so make your spells count!

Happy Sturgeon Moon, witches! 🌕🐟

Further Reading:

Additional Lunar Calendar posts by Bree NicGarran

Sturgeon Full and Blue Moon: August 2023, The Old Farmer's Almanac.

Sturgeon Moon 2023: The Unique Supermoon Meaning of August, The Peculiar Brunette.

Blue Moon Meaning and Astonishing Spiritual Secrets in 2023, The Peculiar Brunette.

Hungry Ghost Festival, China Travel, June 20 2023.

Sturgeon, Wikipedia Article.

Lughnasadh, Wikipedia Article.

Everyday Moon Magic: Spells & Rituals for Abundant Living, Dorothy Morrison, Llewellyn Publications, 2004.

Image Credit: "Leaping Gulf Sturgeon," by Dawn Witherington

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[kitchenwitchtingss]

PAN-FRIED LUGHNASADH CHICKEN

A delicious chicken dish to serve at the dinner table!

INGREDIENTS:

4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs

1 tsp onion powder

2 tsp thyme

Salt and Pepper

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp paprika

1 tsp rosemary 

4 cloves garlic

1/4 cup chicken broth/bone broth

3 slices of bacon (if you don't want to use bacon, you can always use a couple of tabs of butter in replacement)

Season your chicken with onion powder, thyme, salt, pepper, garlic powder, rosemary, and paprika, and let sit to marinate.

In a cast iron skillet fry your bacon. Drain and set bacon aside. With the bacon grease still in the pan, Sear your chicken for about 5 minutes on each side until browned. If there is too much bacon fat in the pan you can always strain a little out before adding in your chicken.

 Remove the chicken from the pan. Add in chicken stock to remove all the crispy brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Add minced garlic, more salt and pepper, a sprig of fresh thyme, and a spring of fresh rosemary. Add back chicken and spoon sauce over them. 

Put the pan in the oven at cook at 375F for 20-30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked.

Top chicken with bacon in the skillet and serve with a hearty serving of scalloped potatoes, and veggies.

Have a blessed Lughnasadh!

[smudgingpumpkins]

LAMMAS

Also known as "Lughnasadh"

When is Lammas?

It is celebrated on August 1st, which is roughly the midway point between the summer solstice and autumn equinox.

What does Lammas mean?

It is a celebration of the ripening of the harvest, and preparation for the upcoming autumn. Apples and cherries are ripe for picking, and corn and beans stand tall and green.

Who does Lammas celebrate?

As in the name, the Celtic god Lugh is traditionally honored, in which he is the god of the sun, of craftsmanship, and of harvest. Some stories say that Lugh held a harvest on the first of August for his foster mother, Tailtiu.

LAMMAS TRADITIONS

Work with stones that heighten creativity, abundance, and wealth, such as moss agate, carnelian, red aventurine, yellow topaz, obsidian, and citrine.

Use musky herbs and flowers like peonies, hydrangeas, rosemary, sandalwood, and most importantly wheat. These beautiful pinkish flowers bring forth good fortune and good omens to past and future memories. Wheat is a major source of energy and provides healthy vitamins and minerals.

Consume a variety of grains, fruits, and vegetables, like corn, beans, apples, cherries, and fresh bread. Key crops become ready for harvest in the late summer and early fall, so consume them to honor farmers, the end of summer, and the God Lugh.

Wear and/or decorate with orange, bronze, beige, and light brown colors.

Incorporate animal imagery (e.g., photographs, drawings, figurines, et cetera) of roosters, pigs, and cows, which are in close association with farming and agriculture. In some cultures, these animals represent good fortune, power, and success.

LAMMAS ACTIVITIES

Bake bread. Wheat is a major part of Lammas and has historically been a staple crop during times of starvation. "Lammas" is actually a derivative of the Anglo-Saxon word "loaf mass."

Get creative. Lugh is the god of craftsmanship, after all. Write poems, paint, play an instrument--or whatever you choose.

Take a ritual bath: add a drop of rosemary oil, coarse salt, verbena, and flower petals to your bath.

Craft a wheat straw doll. They are also called "grain goddesses" or "harvest queens." Make them out of wheat stems or straws and use hemp/cotton thread to form the head and arms!

Make a Lammas altar. In the center of the altar, add an icon of Lugh or a god(dess) of your choice, and decorate around it with birch sticks, wheat, flowers, candles, brown and beige colors, and a cornucopia if you would like.

Get creative with recipes! Carlota Santos, the author of Magika, recommends a "Lammas cocktail" with red wine, cinnamon, and apples.

Carlota Santos' Lammas Cocktail Recipe

[myobsessionsspace]

Have you seen the new JM pic (with tanks)??

Finally new pic!!

I'm getting all emotional! Help~~~~

Hi Lovely!

Yess I saw too! I’ve been crying with most of my jikook friends, like we’ve been re-invigorated, yet heartbroken again by the reality of their journey and our ‘separation from them’. We’re starving for a JK recipe post or an ‘I love you, stay warm’ Jimin post😩 but only if they want to, if they wanna say f*ck sns until 2025 or whenever, good for them💪

Like I dunno what to tell you?! I can’t help you cos my ass is emotional AF too! We’re just gonna have to be emotional together 🫂. Damn that parasocial love! Jikook built that bond and built it tight! They’ve locked us in on this ride with them 🥲

I will say though, my critical self ( I told you guys I’m terrible 🙈) is not one thousand percent sold on if it is Jungkook, the man people are highlighting.

I’m also like 75% convinced it’s Jiminie in some pictures out not others. Confirmation bias is real guys 😅

There are 3 ‘new’ unofficial updates, 2 pics at different locations and one name sighting. Not sold on the name sighting 😬 and not sold on one of the location pics aannnddd to be honest I was immediately emotional and overjoyed at the last one but still not 100%.

It’s just, there’s a lot of confidence in blurry af, super zoomed in, completely covered face of one and partially covered face of another men. But damn lemme not be too rough! It’s not for a police line up, it’s just for our jikook crumbs. So I’m taking it for now but with a healthy dose of ‘not too upset if it turns out to be other people.’

For now I’m hoping that if their special training is done and that they have a few days of REST.

This is not their calling and though I’m sure they’re acing it to the best of their abilities, I just want them back doing what they want and choose to do.

I want my ‘Jiminie wah Jungkookie’ to be happy like this always!

I don’t even wanna type right now how many days left or the percentage they’ve already completed, even though I have the members countdowns on my phone and see that ish everyday 😭

I just want them to get through this and come out on the other side 💪

Thank you hunny love for sharing your excitement with me!

🎶We go together like ramma-lamma-lamma-ka-dingity-da-dinga-dong🎵

💜

[wistfulweaverwoman]

I love deep diving into the symbolism in The Hunger Games, there's so many layers in the writing, so much thought placed in seemingly unimportant narrative that it boggles the mind if you go searching for meaning. Classic literature is rich with symbolism, especially Christian symbolism. Suzanne Collins is a master at writing and crafted these books to bursting.

So, Peeta Mellark.

His first name, Peeta, a Greek flatbread (pita), but also a nod at Saint Peter. The feast of Saint Peter is also called Lammas Day or Loaf Mass Day, a harvest festival. It’s customary to bring to a Christian church a loaf made from the new crop, which began to be harvested at Lammastide, which falls on August 1, at the halfway point between the summer solstice and the autumn September equinox.

Mellark, a combination of the word malarkey and meadowlark. The meadowlark is a yellow breasted song bird that makes its nests on the ground rather than trees, in small hallows, covering it with grasses or animal hairs. Basically tiny bird caves.

Malarkey: most commonly defined as speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum, BUT also thought to be derived from Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft; compliant, meek; gentle, mellow, mild, mild-mannered”

Not long ago I came across the Bible quote while researching more deeply into the symbolism of pearls.

“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”

After a fair amount of analyzing I've come to believe it's actually one of the most important themes in the series. The gist of it means don’t give away what is precious to those that can’t appreciate its worth.

Symbolically Peeta offers himself to Katniss, repeatedly, throughout the series. The words

“neither cast ye pearls before swine lest they trample them under their feet,”

are what first caught my attention, both symbolic and literal, reminding me of the scene when Peeta burns the bread. His mother beats him and then instructs him to feed the bread to the pigs. Instead he passes the loaves along to Katniss.

Katniss describes the bread Peeta gives her

“It was good hearty bread, filled with raisins and nuts.”

But a pearl isn’t bread, is it? Pearls symbolize a lot of different things, but specifically in the Bible it can symbolize anything Christ-like, from Christ himself, to the gospel of the church. Christ said

“I am the living bread that came down from heaven”

Thus a pearl could symbolize bread, in the right context. When I went to research this train of thought further I was shocked to find a whole bunch of recipes instead of a whole bunch of quotes. Christ’s Bread, or Christopsomo. A Greek Orthodox bread made at Christmas. A rich bread filled with raisins and nuts.

I always thought it curious that the author would choose a name with a Greek origin when so many in D12 have the last names that seem British in origin (Everdeen, Hawthorn, Cartwright, Abernathy), and that there must be more to the name. Therefore I believe it’s no coincidence then, that this Greek bread is so similar to the bread that Peeta gifts to Katniss. It’s further evidence that the author purposefully meant to represent Peeta as Christ-like. Peeta offering his body as sacrifice to save Katniss is a theme that repeats over and over in the series. The strongest example of this, in terms of Christ-like symbolism, was his sacrifice of facing Cato in front of the tracker jacker tree to allow Katniss to escape and hide. That tree is a nod to the Hanging Tree, specifically the line:

Where the dead man called out for his love to flee.

“What are you still doing here?” he hisses at me. I stare uncomprehendingly as a trickle of water drips off a sting under his ear. His whole body starts sparkling as if he’s been dipped in dew. “Are you mad?” He’s prodding me with the shaft of the spear now. “Get up! Get up!” I rise, but he’s still pushing at me. What? What is going on? He shoves me away from him hard. “Run!” he screams. “Run!”

The Hanging tree itself is symbolic of both the Tree of Life, and the cross that Christ was crucified on. With TBOSAS we know the origin of the song, but the actual song written by Suzanne Collins was most likely inspired by the song The Hanging Tree (written for the movie of the same name back in 1959) and the song Strange Fruit made popular by Billy Holiday and became a popular civil rights ballad. I am planning a separate post about the song and how Peeta is symbolically the lover in the song.

This death and resurrection of Christ imagery continues with Katniss later bandaging Peeta and bringing him to a cave where he nearly died, and then left the cave healed three days later. There's so much more, but I'll leave that for another post.

But what about the other part of that quote?

“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, [lest they] turn again and rend you.”

This applies to Katniss, rather than Peeta. Peeta is what's holy, symbolically, as reinforced by the pearl that he gives her in Catching Fire, and that represents him symbolically in Mockingjay. He was literally rended by dogs at the cornucopia in The hunger Games, but she doesn't cast him aside till the end of the book.

“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”

There is metaphorical meaning in the entire quote as well as this theme continues in both Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Peeta offers himself to Katniss and she "casts" him aside. She realizes this towards the end of Mockingjay.

Seeing it in his hands, it’s like Finnick’s echoing what Haymitch just said, that I’ve cast off Peeta.

She finally realizes his true value, even after he's been hijacked, and refuses to allow him to be killed, and instead of casting him away she does her best to keep him.

It’s a long shot, it’s suicide maybe, but I do the only thing I can think of. I lean in and kiss Peeta full on the mouth. His whole body starts shuddering, but I keep my lips pressed to his until I have to come up for air. My hands slide up his wrists to clasp his. “Don’t let him take you from me.” Peeta’s panting hard as he fights the nightmares raging in his head. “No. I don’t want to . . .” I clench his hands to the point of pain. “Stay with me.” His pupils contract to pinpoints, dilate again rapidly, and then return to something resembling normalcy. “Always,” he murmurs.

This is not to say that she never values him or cares for him before the end of Mockingjay, there is plenty of evidence to suggest she fully loved him by the end of The Hunger Games, only that she did not learn the lesson to "cast not what is holy" till then.

I wrap my arms around his neck, feel his arms hesitate before they embrace me. Not as steady as they once were, but still warm and strong. A thousand moments surge through me. All the times these arms were my only refuge from the world. Perhaps not fully appreciated then, but so sweet in my memory, and now gone forever.

This theme is also apparent in the narrative in that the Rebellion abandoned Peeta, representing both which is holy and the pearl, to the Capitol. The Capitol did not value his worth, nor see him as a treasure. They tortured and hijacked him "trample them under their feet" , and used him to "rend" the Rebellion by programing him to kill Katniss, the symbol of the Rebellion.

[the-hermit-at-midnight]

Lughnasadh, also known as Lammas, is a Celtic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Celebrated on August 1st, it's a time to give thanks for the bounty of the earth and honor the hard work that goes into bringing food to our tables. This ancient festival is steeped in rich history and symbolism, offering a beautiful opportunity to connect with nature and appreciate the fruits of our labor.

History of Lughnasadh

Lughnasadh is named after the Celtic god Lugh, associated with skill, craftsmanship, and the sun. Traditionally, it was believed that Lugh established the festival to honor his foster mother, Tailtiu, who died of exhaustion after clearing the land for agriculture in Ireland. As such, Lughnasad is deeply intertwined with the agricultural cycle and the importance of the harvest.

Symbols of Lughnasadh

Several symbols are associated with this sabbat:

Grain: As the first harvest festival, grain is a prominent symbol, representing abundance and sustenance.

Bread: Baked from the newly harvested grain, bread symbolizes the transformation of nature's bounty into nourishment.

Sun: Representing the life-giving energy that fuels growth and harvest.

Lions: Associated with courage, strength, and leadership, often connected to the sun god.

Colors: Gold, green, and brown reflect the harvest season and the earth.

Celebrating Lughnasadh

There are many ways to celebrate Lughnasadh, both traditionally and in a modern context:

Harvest Feast: Gather with loved ones to enjoy a meal featuring the bounty of the season. Incorporate fresh,locally sourced ingredients into your dishes.

Decorate with Nature: Bring the outdoors in by decorating your home with flowers, wheat sheaves, or corn dollies.

Bake Bread: Create your own loaf of bread as a symbol of abundance and gratitude.

Outdoor Activities: Spend time in nature, hiking, gardening, or simply enjoying the sunshine.

Bonfire: Light a bonfire to symbolize the sun's energy and to ward off evil spirits.

Offerings: Leave offerings of food or drink to the land spirits as a token of appreciation.

Traditional Recipes

While specific recipes may vary, here are some traditional food items often associated with Lughnasadh:

Bread: A staple of any harvest celebration, try making a traditional loaf of bread using whole wheat flour.

Oatcakes: Simple and hearty, oatcakes were a common food for workers in the fields.

Honey Cakes: Sweet treats made with honey, a symbol of abundance and prosperity.

Stews and Soups: Hearty and comforting, these dishes utilize seasonal vegetables and meats.

Lughnasadh is a beautiful opportunity to connect with nature, appreciate the fruits of our labor, and celebrate the cycle of life. Whether you choose to observe the traditions or create your own modern rituals, this special day offers a chance to give thanks for the abundance in your life.

Happy Lughnasadh!

[dumbass-fae]

I know Lammas is next month but I'm so excited for fall and the harvest season that I started planning my feast/dinner early! I thought I'd share what I'm planning on making in hopes that it will give someone else some ideas 😆

• Blackberry wine

• Garlic Butter chicken (just add garlic powder to the recipe below)

• Honey cornbread

•Blackberry Apple Pie