Lammas vs. Lughnasadh

[Ghostmoon]

Based on something Darkhawk said in another post:



I wondered how many people actually celebrate Lughnasadh and how many celebrate Lammas instead?

(Disclaimer: I do not follow the Wheel of the Year and do not celebrate any Wheel holidays.)

It's neither for me. Though, when I was wiccan and connected mostly with wiccans it was Lughnasadh. I hadn't heard it called Lammas until some time later on.

My practice has evolved so much over the last 20 some years that even though I still celebrate the Wheel of the Year, not much about any of those celebrations or even what I call them is similar.

[Micheál]

Based on something Darkhawk said in another post:



I wondered how many people actually celebrate Lughnasadh and how many celebrate Lammas instead?

(Disclaimer: I do not follow the Wheel of the Year and do not celebrate any Wheel holidays.)

Lughnasadh for me. Lughnasadh is still the name for August in Irish, and there are many festivities and folk traditions tied to it....

There are a few Lammas ones as well(more of an Ulster-Scot thing here stemming from the English), but they mostly include music, or drinking at horse fairs.

[yewberry]

I wondered how many people actually celebrate Lughnasadh and how many celebrate Lammas instead?

I'm not big on Lughnasadh/Lammas as a holiday-holiday (it's a "working" time of the year, when my garden is ripening and my critters need lots of tending).  But this could become quasi-religious for me.

Brina

[Phouka]

Based on something Darkhawk said in another post:



I wondered how many people actually celebrate Lughnasadh and how many celebrate Lammas instead?

(Disclaimer: I do not follow the Wheel of the Year and do not celebrate any Wheel holidays.)

 
I am celebrating Lughnasadh this year. We are having Tailtiun games and everything.

[MadZealot]

But this could become quasi-religious for me.

Woof.  That is all.

[Kate]

I am celebrating Lughnasadh this year. We are having Tailtiun games and everything.

 
Excellent! Please share how it goes.

We just had a nice meal for Lughnasadh, and I baked bread and made a fruit crumble. It was very much appreciated by my partner

[Sophia C]

I'm not big on Lughnasadh/Lammas as a holiday-holiday (it's a "working" time of the year, when my garden is ripening and my critters need lots of tending).  But this could become quasi-religious for me.

Brina

Our celebration at my OBOD grove included the raspberry wheat beer that a member made this year. Oddly delicious.

[Sage]

Our celebration at my OBOD grove included the raspberry wheat beer that a member made this year. Oddly delicious.

 
Why does homemade or locally brewed beer seem the perfect thing for this holiday?

[MadZealot]

Why does homemade or locally brewed beer seem the perfect thing for this holiday?

They're usually better, have more character than big name brews.  

Note to self: stop by Hangar 24 on the way back from apple country.

[yewberry]

They're usually better, have more character than big name brews.

We've got a crapton of new, tiny breweries opening hereabouts.  Many are wonderfully weird.  I like my homebrew a lot, but I'm getting seriously into beer tourism lately.  

Brina

[MadZealot]

We've got a crapton of new, tiny breweries opening hereabouts.  Many are wonderfully weird.

 
I'm jealous.  :mad:  Would love to go on a beer tasting tour.

[Kate]

We've got a crapton of new, tiny breweries opening hereabouts.  Many are wonderfully weird.  I like my homebrew a lot, but I'm getting seriously into beer tourism lately.  

Brina

 
We have a bunch here as well, which is nice for a relatively small metropolitan area.

[yewberry]

I'm jealous.  :mad:  Would love to go on a beer tasting tour.

The new nanos are really fun.  Making some truly funky beers.  I love a well-made NW IPA, but I'm starting to get into Brett-fermented stuff and sours.  My two new favorites are Gastropod and Outlander.  I wish the latter had better food, though.

Brina

[milkeyedmender]

I'm not big on Lughnasadh/Lammas as a holiday-holiday (it's a "working" time of the year, when my garden is ripening and my critters need lots of tending).  But this could become quasi-religious for me.

Brina

 
I'm digging through old posts for info and I found this gem!  I think, and have just realized how oblivious and insensitive this is, that lughnasadh and lammas run together in my mind.  

To me this is the taste of what's to come.  It's not quite the full holiday feel for me, but it's my first glimmer of fall.  That glimmer really keeps me going through these Alabama summers.

[PerditaPickle]

I go with the science, generally (spring equinox, May Day, summer solstice or Day of Days, autumn equinox, Halloween, winter solstice or Night of Nights or Yule).

 
That's me as well!  Well, not the science bit, but just coincidentally those are the times of year which have always resonated with me (even when I was too young to know what Paganism was!)