Lammas, also known as Lughnasadh... Lammastide and First Harvest Festival is celebrated on August 1st. Lammas is considered a time of thanksgiving and is the first of the three Pagan harvest festivals. The Sun's strength begins to wane and the plants of spring begin to wither and drop their fruits or seeds for our use as well as to ensure future crops.
At this time, we become conscious of the sacrifice the Sun God is preparing to make. We experience a sense of abundance at the same time we begin to feel an urgency to prepare for the death of winter. First grains and fruits of the Earth are cut and stored for the dark winter months. There is much yellow, orange and green that surround us during this time, in both the harvest as well as the symbolic colors of our ritual
Yellow. The color of intellect and imagination. It is still summer and we are creative and confident. We are inspired in the rays of the sun which continues to bathe us during this time
Orange. Nature's power color signifies stimulation and control. There is still a great deal of encouragement within the season as what is around us continues to grow and produce
Green. Abundant and leafy in it's very feel, this color signifies generosity and balance.
My List:
1.) My kids
2.) My cats
3.) Best friends
4.) Fresh homemade pesto
5.) Poems from the heart
6.) Goldfish
7.) Magenta toenail polish
8.) Dark Moon spells
9.) Flower shaped sprinklers
10.) My tarot and oracle decks
1 comment:
Thank you for this Liz. Time continues to creep up on me, and if it wasn't for blogs like yours I would probably forget until the last minute!
Preparing for Lammas is on!
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