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Some Wiccan traditions base their celebrations on the Celtic deity Lugh, for whom the holiday is named, while others draw on more eclectic sources. While Lughnasadh is one of the most common names for the holiday in Wicca currently, in early versions of Wiccan literature, the festival is referred to as August Eve .
Mabon, the autumnal equinox in some versions of the Wheel of the Year; Mabon ap Modron, a figure in Welsh Arthurian legend; Maponos, a pre-Christian Celtic god; Mabyn or Mabon, an early Cornish saint; Jamie Smith's Mabon, a Welsh folk band active from 1998 to 2020
Lammas or Lughnasadh: celebration of first harvest/grain harvest in Paganism and Wicca spirituality and by the ancient Celts; 1 August; Mabon (Autumnal Equinox): the second of three recognized harvest sabbats in Paganism and Wicca; Mhellia: Isle of Man; Miķeļdiena: harvest festival in Latvia; 29 September; signals the end of summer
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“Due to the enduring influence of pagan traditions, Christmas celebrations in Belarus blend Christian customs with elements of folk rituals,” the national tourism agency says, noting that most ...
Celtic Reconstructionists who follow Gaelic traditions tend to celebrate Lughnasadh at the time of "first fruits", or on the full moon nearest this time. In the Northeastern United States , this is often the time of the blueberry harvest, while in the Pacific Northwest the blackberries are often the festival fruit.
Celebration traditions are inflected by the living culture, so India, Vietnam, Malaysian and other countries have added their own individual signatures to this holiday season over time.
This is a celebration of the corn harvest and subsequent "tying". The group eschews the term "Lammas" as it is entirely Christian in origin. Late September: Hærfestlíc Freólsung (Harvest Festival) Devoted to a range of beings including Ing, Thunor, Frig, and Woden. This is a celebration of the late harvest, and symbolic offering of the Last ...