Humanities Religion & Spirituality Lammas/Lughnasadh Rites & Rituals Share Flipboard Email Print Religion & Spirituality Paganism / Wicca Rituals & Ceremonies Basics Sabbats & Holidays Gods & Goddesses Dreams & Meditation Divination Herbalism Wiccan Traditions Resources for Parents Christianity Catholicism Islam Judaism Hinduism Buddhism Latter-Day Saints Taoism Alternative Religion Angels & Miracles Sikhism Holistic Healing Astrology Atheism & Agnosticism View More by Patti Wigington Updated January 09, 2018  Looking for rites and rituals for your Lammas or Lughnasadh celebration? Here's where you'll find ways to celebrate the harvest, honor the gods of the fields, and pay tribute to the Celtic god Lugh. Set Up Your Lammas Altar Decorate your Lammas altar with goodies from your garden and symbols of the season. Image &cpy; Patti Wigington; Licensed to About.com August 1 is known as Lammas, or Lughnasadh (it's February 1, if you're in the Southern Hemisphere). This is a day to celebrate the beginnings of the harvest, when the grain and corn is gathered. It's also a time, in some traditions, of honoring Lugh, the Celtic craftsman god. Here are some ideas for dressing up your altar for your Lammas (Lughnasadh) celebration! Setting Up Your Lammas Altar More » Hold a Lammas Harvest Ritual Celebrate the harvesting of the grain at Lammas. Image by Cultura/Henry Arden/Riser/Getty Images Lammas is the first of three harvest Sabbats, and celebrates the crops of late summer and early autumn. If you wish to honor the Harvest Mother aspect of the Goddess and celebrate the cycle of life and rebirth, hold this Lammas rite either with a group or as a solitary practitioner. Hold a Lammas Harvest Ritual More » Lammas Bread Sacrifice Ritual Bread has been used as sacrifice in rituals in many cultures. Image by A Carmichael/Stone/Getty Images Lammas is a time of celebrating the beginning of the harvest, a theme seen often in the sacrifice of the grain god. Make a sacrifice of your own this Lammas, with this bread ritual that marks the beginning of the harvest. Lammas Bread Sacrifice Ritual More » Ritual to Honor Lugh of the Many Skills Lugh is the patron god of blacksmiths and artisans. Image by John Burke/Taxi/Getty Images August 1 is known in many Pagan traditions as Lammas, and is a celebration of the early harvest. However, in some paths, it's a day to honor Lugh, the Celtic god of craftsmanship. Celebrate your own talents and skills on Lughnasadh by honoring Lugh with a rite that can be held for a group or a solitary practitioner. Ritual to Honor Lugh of the Many Skills More » Lughnasadh Warrior Meditation Ritual The warrior archetype is one that resonates with many Pagans today. Image by Jeff Rotman/Image Bank/Getty Want to get in touch with your inner warrior? This simple meditation allows you to focus on the deeds and words of past, present and future. Look at the journey you've taken so far to determine where you will go in the future. citecite this article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Wigington, Patti. "Lammas/Lughnasadh Rites & Rituals." ThoughtCo, Jan. 9, 2018, thoughtco.com/lammas-lughnasadh-rites-and-rituals-2561564. Wigington, Patti. (2018, January 9). Lammas/Lughnasadh Rites & Rituals. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/lammas-lughnasadh-rites-and-rituals-2561564 Wigington, Patti. "Lammas/Lughnasadh Rites & Rituals." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/lammas-lughnasadh-rites-and-rituals-2561564 (accessed April 25, 2018). copy citation Continue Reading