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    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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    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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