Grimorie/ Book of shadows

Lammas(Lughnasadh)

August 1 or 2  (This year: August 1st, 2025)

Lammas is one of the four "Greater Sabbats," making it one of the most important days on the Wheel of the Year. It is the cross-quarter day between the Summer Solstice and the Autumn Equinox, and it marks the beginning of the harvest season. At this time we give thanks for the abundance of the past growing season and look forward to the remaining weeks of light and warmth as we continue reaping what we have sown.
Also known as: Lughnasadh, Lughnasa, August Eve, Feast of Bread, Harvest Home, Gŵyl Awst, First Harvest

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HISTORY

This holiday celebrates the grain harvest. Grain is a very important crop for most civilizations. In early Ireland, it was not good to harvest grain before Lammas. If you did harvest before then, that meant that that the harvest from the previous year ran out before the next harvest was ready. In some traditions, this day honors the Celtic god, Lugh. This celebration of the god, Lugh is referred to as Lughnasad (pronounced Loo-NAS-ah). Lugh is the god of craftsmanship; he is skilled in many things, including blacksmithing, wheel making, and fighting. There is some discrepancy as to why Lugh is honored on this day. Some tales say that this is the date of Lugh's wedding feat. Other stories say it is because he held a harvest fair in honor of his foster mother, Tailtiu, on this date.

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ASSOCIATIONS

Crystals: citrine, golden topaz, lodestone, moss agite, obsidian, peridot, Tigers eye, yellow Aventine, amber

Herbs/flowers/trees: Apple, oak, basil, blackberry, blackthorn, clover, golden rod, heather, ivy, Marigold, peony, poppy, rose, rosemary, sunflower

Colors: of summer and fall: yellow, orange, red, green, brown, bronze, light brown, gold

Incense: frankincense, rosemary, rose, sandalwood, basil, chamomile, mint, musk

Themes: first fruits, harvest, gratitude, benevolent sacrifice, utilizing skills and talents

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IDEAS TO CELEBRATE

-Make bread

-Wear corresponding colors

-Go outside

-Go on walk

-Make pastries

-Set up alter

-Hang out with friends

-Bonfire

-Make a spell jar

-Do rituals

-Do spells

-Simmer pot
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ALTER IDEAS

-Baskets

-Bread

-Fruits

-Vegetables

-Grains

-Sunflowers

-Leaves

-Apples

-Colors associated with lammas

-Candles

-Incense

-Crystals

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SPELLS AND RITUALS IDEAS

-Abundance

-Home/house work

-Success

-Courage

-Purification

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LAMMAS JAR

-Soil

-Corn

-Grain

-Candle (orange, yellow, red,ect.)

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LAMMAS SIMMER POT

Things to put in:

-Blackberries: healing and prosperity

-Calendula: cheer and health

-Rosemary: protection and wisdom

-Lavender: healing and peace

-Sage: wisdom and protection

-Rose petals: peace and protection

-Thyme: new projects and cleansing

-Water: it can be any kind of water.(normal tap, moon water, rain water, sun water)

-Incense: can be any kind(sage, rosemary, lavender)

Step 1: Cleanse the pot with the incense

Step 2: Put in the ingredients

Step 3: Put in the water

Step 4: Simmer on low for as long as you want. Stir towards you to bring it all in.

Once you are done you can dispose as normal (strain water and put into the trash) or you can bury it in soil outside
You can also you is in a spray bottle for cleaning and protecting (can spray on counters, surfaces, doors, etc)

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My 2024 experience: I didn't get to do much, or as much as I wanted. But I did my makeup, in cute brown and gold colors. I also dressed up a little. I made a crochet sunflower bandana and got to sit out side for a little and watch then sun set.

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SOURCES

-pintrest

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/the-origins-and-practices-of-lammas-lughnasad/#:~:text=The%20word%20Lammas%20comes%20from,Loo-NAS-ah).

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