Lammas
/ˈlaməs,ˈläməs/
the first day of august, formerly observed in britain as a harvest festival, during which bread baked from the first crop of wheat was blessed.
symbolism: prosperity, reverence, purification, change, fruitfulness.
tarot: wheel of fortune + justice.
colors: yellow gold, orange, green, light brown.
foods: homemade breads, grains, nuts, crabapples, rice, grapes, pears, meadowsweet tea, beer, elder wine, cider, berries, locally grown produce.
crystals: citrine, paridot, cat’s eye, golden topaz, sardonyx, carnelian, moss agate, obsidian, aventurine, clear quartz, rhodochrosite, marble, lodestone, granite.
herbs: yarrow, mint, meadowsweet, poppy, clover, vervain, basil, mint, mugwort, hops, aloe, acacia.
flowers: heather, queen anne’s lace, milkweed, peony, elder, poppy, myrtle, sunflower, rose, marigold, goldenrod.
inscence: rosemary, aloes, chamomile, rose, rose hip, eucalyptus, sandalwood, frankincense, safflower.
deities: adonis, attis, baal, ceres, cronus, danu, dagon, demeter, hestia, lugh, mercury, neper, parvati, pamona, renenutet, saturn, sobek, tailtiu, tammuz, vesta.
misc: corn dolls, dried Indian corn, sunflowers, wheat stalks, the pentacle, cornucopia, broom, hearth, iron.
activities: bake bread, have a bonfire, harvest from your garden, take a nature walk, make corn dolls, prosperity magick, visit a farmers market, dry herbs.
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