August 1 marks the holiday of Lughnasadh for many neopagans. For those following the Wiccan holiday calendar (the four Celtic fire festivals paired with the two solstices and two equinoxes) is the first of three harvest festivals - the other two being Mabon (fall equinox, around September 21) and Samhain (October 31).
For me, personally, Lughnasadh has never been a big issue. Three harvest festivals is too many for me, particularly since by August 1 our local crops have only been growing for a couple of months and aren't anywhere near harvesting.
But a summary of the Lughnasadh celebrations of one particular pagan blogging at Pantheos along with the history behind it gives an excellent picture of what the celebration CAN mean...
Continue reading at The Meaning of Lughnasadh on About.com.
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