Lughnasadh, Lughnasa or Lúnasa (/ˈluːnəsə/ LOO-nə-sə, Irish: [ˈl̪ˠuːnˠəsˠə]) is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically...
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Wheel of the Year (section Lughnasadh (Lammas))
The four Celtic festivals were known to the Gaels as Beltane (1 May), Lughnasadh (1 August), Samhain (1 November), and Imbolc (1 February). Influential...
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of the Year. It is also the same date as the Gaelic harvest festival Lughnasadh. The name 'Lammas' comes from Old English hlafmæsse meaning "loaf mass"...
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therefore with rightful kingship. Lugh is linked with the harvest festival of Lughnasadh, which bears his name. His most common epithets are Lámfada (Modern Irish:...
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by the UK Act of Parliament, the Bank Holidays Act 1871. Bank holiday Lughnasadh "Organisation of Work Time Act, 1997 – Second Scheduled (Public Holidays)"...
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Imbolc is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with: Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhain. Imbolc is mentioned in early Irish literature, and some evidence...
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Look up Lúnasa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lúnasa or Lughnasadh is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Lúnasa may also...
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became an important place of ritual and pilgrimage during the Festival of Lughnasadh - similar to Croagh Patrick. The alternate names associated with Crom...
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Lúnasa is a traditional Irish music group, named after Lughnasadh, an ancient harvest festival. They tour and perform internationally, and have recorded...
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mountain as part of a yearly pilgrimage, which may have originally been a Lughnasadh (harvest) ritual. Royal Engineers camped on the summit for four months...
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