Lughnasadh
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Lughnasadh is a traditional Gaelic harvest festival marking the beginning of the harvest season, historically celebrated with feasting, games, and fairs in honor of the god Lugh.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish traditional festival
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Scottish traditional festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ pagan festival ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Lugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
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first fruits ⓘ harvest ⓘ |
| celebratedWith |
athletic contests
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fairs ⓘ feasting ⓘ games ⓘ market gatherings ⓘ religious rites ⓘ trial marriages ⓘ |
| etymology | Old Irish Lugnasad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Beltane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Gaelic culture
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Irish culture ⓘ Manx culture ⓘ Scottish Gaelic culture ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Lammas
NERFINISHED
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Lughnasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Lùnastal NERFINISHED ⓘ Lúnasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
bonfires in some regions
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climbing of hills and mountains ⓘ offering of first fruits ⓘ visits to holy wells ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Lugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Neopagan Lughnasadh celebrations ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Lammas in Christian tradition ⓘ |
| marks | beginning of the harvest season ⓘ |
| modernPractice | Neopaganism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn | Northern Hemisphere summer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Celtic seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| precedes | Samhain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Celtic paganism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
gratitude for the harvest
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transition from summer to autumn ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | pre-Christian era ⓘ |
| typicalDate | 1 August ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Samhain