Summer has passed its zenith and although temperatures are still quite warm (in the Northern Hemisphere), the sun sets a bit earlier each day. Some crops are ready to harvest and preserve for the coming cold months.
Lughnasadh, named for the Irish Sun God Lugh, is celebrated on the first or second day of August. It is the first of three harvest festivals. This festival celebrates the grain harvest as well as fruits and vegetables that ripen in late Summer. A perfect time to try a new bread recipe, dry herbs, preserve fruits and veggies!
Besides giving thanks for the abundance of the first harvest, this is a good time to reflect on the goals and projects you began earlier in the year. Have they come to fruition as you planned? Or do they still need more work to develop into what you envisioned? There is still time to edit and revise before the next harvest!
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A happy Lughnasadh to you too 🙂
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Thank you so much, Alistair! 🙂
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That is a very charming painting – has a real warmth to it!! Ha, well, I guess it is August after all ;-p
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Thank you so much, Colin! 🙂
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You are most welcome!!! 🙂
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Life: slow down, please!
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😀 A very strange year!
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A lovely painting. Happy Lughnasadh to you too!
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Thank you so much, Peter! 🙂
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Wishing you a Happy Lughnasadh too! My project needs more work – editing and revising. Lovely piece that makes me ready for fall, but we have to get through hurricane season first. All clear in the Gulf but dust from the Sahara Desert arrived for the weekend. Not too bad as the plume is mostly up very high. Have a good Sunday!
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Thank you so much, Jo Nell! Dust from the Sahara?! I had no idea it traveled that far. I hope your hurricane season is without hurricanes! I hope you are all safe! 🙂
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Are they magic pumpkins? They look magic! Pumpkins are often mistaken as a vegetable but they are actually a fruit. I love pumpkin soup, we had some last week, but my favorite is roast pumpkin – skin on of course 😀 Happy Lughnasadh, may your harvest be plentiful.
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Thank so much, Tone! Of course they are magickal pumpkins. 😉
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Love your art, Mer. I so wish summer lasted longer! I was born in the wrong hemisphere (i.e., Northern)!
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Thank you so much, Ellie! LOL I’m melting and can’t wait for Autumn!
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And you do so love Hallowe’en, I know! 😄
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Thank you for those encouraging words!
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You are very welcome! 🙂
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Many cultures around the world have festivals around their respective harvest or sowing periods. Many of them are clustered around January and April in India.
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It’s always good to know that many people around the world still honour nature and celebrate the natural cycles of growing and harvesting. 🙂
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