[Cro Dreoilin] Happy Lughnassadh!

[Sue Blackmore]

Christianity kind of took over all the old feasts. I heard somewhere that
originally they coincided with happenings in the natural world = Lughnassadh
being timed with the harvest and not necessarily on the same calendar day
each year. Since we aren't as agrarian as our forefathers that timing
doesn't mean as much to us any more.

-----Original Message-----
From: community-bounces at crodreoilin.org
[mailto:community-bounces at crodreoilin.org] On Behalf Of Kelley Forbes
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 10:09 PM
To: community at crodreoilin.org
Cc: Kelley Forbes
Subject: Re: [Cro Dreoilin] Happy Lughnassadh!

I have seen both, but I think 1 August is more common.

The first of the month is the default; Imbolg/Lá /Féile/ Bríde is the 
lone exception, because it was timed coincide with the Feast of the 
Purification, which must be exactly 40 days after Christmas, as that was 
when Mary was considered no longer unclean after childbirth and could 
return to the temple.

-- Kelley.

Greyhart wrote:
> I was surprised to get the email yesterday for Lughnassadh, because I have
> always celebrated it on Aug. 2nd. Just as Imbolc is February 2nd, it's
> counterpart across the year would be August 2nd. I never knew there was
any
> other date for it.
>
> Greyhart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: community-bounces at crodreoilin.org
> [mailto:community-bounces at crodreoilin.org] On Behalf Of Kelley Forbes
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 4:17 PM
> To: community at crodreoilin.org; Kelley Forbes
> Subject: [Cro Dreoilin] Happy Lughnassadh!
>
> As we sit in the gentle rain and hear far-off thunder, having completed 
> our own personal haying and having seen the bales all over the region, 
> we wish you all a wonderful, restful natural Lughnassadh. Take a moment 
> to appreciate the singular nature of the changing of the seasons!
>
>
> -- Chris and Kelley.
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