LAMMAS (Harvest Time) August 2nd

Lammas was the medieval Christian name for the holiday, when loaves of bread, baked from the first wheat, were laid on altars as offerings. Lammas is a time of joy and fulfillment.

Harvest Time marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall, the celebration of the first fruits of the harvest.

This is the festival of the first harvest. The early crops are being brought in for the start of winter storing. It is the time of feasting on the first harvest and breads that are made from the early grains. This is a time of festival where sharing between all the people the harvest and its bounty.

Wheat weaving, such as the making of corn dollies, is traditional.
Bread is baked and fruits and vegetables are collected from the harvest.

This is a time to prepare the household for fall and the upcoming Winter months. It is the first of three harvest festivals and is usually associated with ripening grain. It is time to celebrate the fruits of the harvest but also to be aware that summer is passing and winter is on its way.

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