Here we are close to August 1st and time for the annual article about the Sabbat called Lughnassah, by those who can get their eyes around the spelling of the Irish, and Lammas by those who can’t.

Lughnassah or Lammas occurs on the first of August. This was the day on which the Christianized Saxons brought the first fruits of their fields to their landlords, the year's first harvest festival. This may have been the rent for some tenants, since this day was one of the four days when rent became due to landowners.

Here we are on August 1st and time for article 219 about the Sabbat called Lughnassah, by those who can get their eyes around the spelling of the Irish, and Lammas by those who can’t.

Lughnassah or Lammas occurs on the first of August. This was the day on which the Christianized Saxons brought the first fruits of their fields to their landlords, the year's first harvest festival. This may have been the rent for some tenants, since this day was one of the four days when rent became due to landowners.

It’s one week now before August 1st and I checked the 148 article titles in the archives and realized that I hadn’t yet put on a posting about the Sabbat called Lughnassah, by those who can get their eyes around the spelling of the Irish, and Lammas by those who can’t.

All the other Sabbats have had some kind of treatment. But it turns out that everything I have written about Lughnassah was in notes for students and not for the blog readers. So here goes a little summary. Mea culpa!