Lughnasa Explained: The Celtic Origins of Lammas
Did the Christian First Fruits feast of Lammas originate with a Celtic harvest festival full of fraternizing, frolicking, and ritual sacrifice?
Note: you can find a text version of this essay over at IrishMyths.com: irishmyths.com/2023/07/26/lammas-origins/
Intro 00:00
The Definition of Lughnasa 04:19
The Etymology of Lughnasa 06:26
The Tailteann Games 07:34
Was Lughnasa Always About Lugh? 09:28
The Truth About Tailtiu 11:32
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We have the Lammas fare in the north & many more celebrations for Lughnasadh all around the Island of Ireland we dance through the fire ..great craic
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Thanks. It was very interesting.
Even though the Telltown gathering was inaugurated by Lugh on his holiday, the holiday itself has broader implications; other gatherings were inaugurated by Lugh for Carman and Naas in towns that still bear their names. So it's complicated. You might also want to compare Tailtiu's name the 'talamh' the Irish word for 'ground', Tellus (the goddess Romans equated with Gaia), and the Sanskrit word talam "plain/ground". Also, the Victorian idea that Lugh is a sun god was thoroughly debunked even before the rise of the comet theory; given his connection to Mercury and Odin; and given that the sun is a feminine noun in Irish - you may want to look to goddesses like Aine, or Grian (literally 'Sun), or even Brighid (who has a Christian prayer that calls her, flat out "She, flame-golden, the sun." Notes aside, (it's all good for the algorithm, right?) I quite enjoy your channel, keep up the good work.
That was so good.
Wow that was dark lol