Lughnasadh
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Date | 1 August |
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Celebrations | handfasting |
Significance | Beginning of the harvest season |
Observed by | Gaels |
Irish people | |
Scottish people | |
Manx people | |
Also called | Irish |
Scottish Gaelic | |
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ID | 795781 |
About Lughnasadh
Lughnasadh or Lughnasa is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. In Modern Irish it is called Lúnasa, in Scottish Gaelic: Lùnastal, and in Manx: Luanistyn.