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>Hello, > >You are on the right track with the crafts. the sorts >of things you can make are Corn Dollies and Corn >Pentacles (Corn referring to wheat here, not the >yellow vege!). you can bake a man shaped loaf of >Bread which can represent John Barleycorn, the >Sacrificed Spirit of the Harvest. there is just so >much you can do. > >Here in the Southern hemisphere, we would pretty much >do the same things as they do up North so keep doing >your research. >Lughnassadh is a time for Games of strength, speed and >skill, just so they can get into the act; let the Kids > have running races, 3 legged races, sack races etc or >perhaps a tug O war (who knows, the Oldies might have >fun doing it all too). > >anyway, thats all I can think to say at this >unGoddessely hour. I am sure there are others with >ideas? > >Foxglove > > >>Hi :) >> >>I'm rather new to earth-based religions having just >>recently decided I can no longer call myself a >>Christian. I've been investigating many different >>options for my spiritual path and getting in touch >>with my Celtic origins and the seasons and cycles is >>something I'm really drawn to. >> >>Now that the background is out of the way, my question >>is about celebrations and rituals surrounding >>Lughnasadh. I've been scouring the internet for ideas >>and I'm planning to invite friends and family over to >>enjoy a feast of home made breads and dishes of >>seasonal produce, but I'm noticing a lot of the >>information is coming from people in the Northern >>Hemisphere and I was wondering what sort of things >>people in the Southern Hemisphere do... I'm just >>looking for ideas really. I'm thinking about doing >>something more personal for our family (I have two >>littlies) on January 31st with some crafts and some >>reflections, maybe some meditations with the kids and >>a small bonfire outside, and then having the bigger >>celebration on the Saturday. >> >>Thanks in advance for your help! :D
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