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Reflections on Paganism Monica Casalini-index articles Lammas Lughnasadh: Bread and Death July 2012 Celebrations, traditions, legends and rituals related to Lughnasadh. August 1: the day the bread Lughnasadh: sol monte rituals of life and death The practice of sacrifice Lughnasadh sol monte The death of the Goddess and the cult of the life cycle Legends A note on Poppy Curiosities Recipe Lughnasadh on August 1, the day of the bread Lughnasadh is also called "Lammas", Gaelic sol monte name comes from "loaf-mass" or "mass of bread." Lammas Lughnasadh and are two different celebrations, which come from different parts of Northern Europe, but they are extremely similar in the ritualization of the grain and its "Spirit". Throughout Europe, and therefore also in Italy, August 1st is celebrated as the "Day of Bread" and we can see much of the ancient cults in today's rural village festivals. Just to mention some party in Italy: Festival of the ear, Gangi (PA) Bread Festival Ramacca (CT) Festival of seasoned bread, Aci Castello (CT) Festival of warm bread, Olivieri (ME) Festival of fresh pasta, Venetico ( ME) Festival "bread cauru" Militello Rosmarino (ME) Festival "du cunzatu" Piraino (ME) Festival of pizza and focaccia, Buscemi (SR) Festival of bread and the sfincione, Ficarazzi (PA) Festival of wheat hard, St. Catherine Villarmosa (CL) Bread Festival, Corciano sol monte (PG) And this is only a small part. In most cases, these festivals are held in the first two days of August, and the rest are held within the first 15 days of the month. As such we are pagans, these data do not shock us that much, but it is clear as day (it must be said) that the ancient gods staying beautifully sol monte between us despite 2000 years of Catholic religion. About Catholics for them today is St. Peter, on the day of the "Rogation", and in the churches is distributed blessed bread ... (original, huh?) Lughnasadh: rituals of life and death. This festival is linked sol monte to the theme of death and rebirth. Reminds us that all things are born and die to be reborn. Today the wheel of the year is at the peak of fertility, but it is also the moment in which begins a process of slow decline. Life One of the many traditions of Lughnasadh is marriage. Indeed "Lughnasadh" literally means "the wedding of Lugh." In Ireland marriages were celebrated only on this date and prepared banquets special meat, seasonal fruits, blueberries *, so much bread, onions and especially beer. The decorations were made with ears of barley and wheat, braids sol monte of garlic and onions sol monte and corn were everywhere. sol monte According to some traditions, the day before Lughnasadh were built some huts covered with flowers where the couple would sleep the night before getting married. On the day of the wedding the couple had to make special sol monte ritual dances before dell'Hand Fasting and immediately had to jump over a bonfire. (This tradition that became quite famous after the release of the movie "Dancing at Lughnasa" in which couples of lovers get married jumping a fire). * Note: A Lughnasadh practiced harvesting of cranberries for divination: whether the blueberries were abundant harvest would be equally generous.) The Death Rites of Lughnasadh are aimed at ensuring abundant harvests in autumn, so rest easy in the months Winter. One of the practices that always aims to do this is definitely the "sacrifice". Since ancient times men have sacrificed and sacrificed to the gods (and then to the Christian sol monte God) what they had more valuable to ot