Lugh of the Long Arm was the Irish god of kings, justice, and rulership. Master of all arts, Lugh served as chief Ollam of the Tuatha Dé Danann; he was also a cunning trickster and the wielder of Assal, the lightning spear. The Irish god of nobility, Lugh of the Long Arm was a master of crafts and a cunning warrior.
Lammas is a harvest holiday which is celebrated on August 1st in the Northern Hemisphere and on February 1st in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a holiday which is celebrated by some people in a number of different English-speaking countries which include England, Ireland, Scotland and the United States. Lughnasadh or Lammas, is to celebrate the coming harvest or in celebration of the god Lugh – the master of skills.
Lughnasadh is Celtic in origin and mentioned in early Irish literature. Traditionally it would have been celebrated by a gathering that would include religious ceremony and ritual athletic contests such as the Tailteann games. The Tailteann Games were funeral games celebrated in pre-christian Ireland celebrating the god Lugh, god of light and son of the sun. Lughnasadh means the gathering of Lugh. In the story of the Wheel of the year, as autumn begins Lugh is entering old age. He transfers his powers to the grain and is sacrificed when the grain is harvested. The power of the sun ripens the grain, the seeds of which are saved for next years crop. The sun god can then rise again in the spring as the seeds sprout and the sun begins to rise in the sky.
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