Lughnasadh

Featuring my Lughnasadh collection of corn and sunflower themed beeswax candles, green and yellow altar cloths, grapevines, a bowl of wheat, a cornucopia, seasonal fruits and vegetables, freshly made bread, a sickle and a corn doll.

A bowl of wheat with my Lughnasadh intention bottle, representing abundance. Cicadas are a powerful symbol of rebirth and transformation. Their shells are everywhere this time of year as they emerge from the ground and take flight.

Carob courgette cake, raw blueberry pie and fruit salad with cream.

The night of each sabbat my cat Honey finds her way up onto the altar and perches there very regally.

A sickle is a traditional harvest tool used to cut grain. Display one on your altar with a bottle, bowl or sheath of wheat.

Bake homemade bread to Honour the Grain God. Lughnasadh is also known as Lammas which means "Loaf Mass". It is the time when the first grain would be harvested and the fresh loaves of bread would be baked.

Display locally harvested stone fruits, apples, cucumbers, courgettes and corn on your altar in a golden bowl or harvest basket.

Chocolate courgette cake and raw blueberry pie with cream.

My husband makes his own homebrewed beer and whiskey. Using a barley mash to start the process. Grains are an important symbol of Lughnasadh so drinking alcohol made from wheat or barley is a great way to celebrate!