#Lughnasadh #Butter #Vegan<br />A fooddiary for the pagan vegan site and Prepping Pantry resources. Freezing sunflower spread with herbs and sometimes spice, into cubes. Recorded in the tide of Autumns Lughnasadh, Southern Hemisphere 2022<br /><br />Recipe Link, post/page here;<br />The Cubes - <a href="https://thepaganvegan.weebly.com/blog/freezer-pantry-prep-herbal-butter-cubes-autumns-lugh-2022" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://thepaganvegan.weebly.com/blog/freezer-pantry-prep-herbal-butter-cubes-autumns-lugh-2022</a> <br />The Spuds - <br /><br />Autumns Lughnasadh (Ethnic European time of bread/grain, First harvest of the year)<br />(n) aug 1+<br />(s) feb 1+<br /><br />Also called Freyfaxi, Hleifblot. Lughnasadh is a Historically Gael Ethnic custom, along with many other parts of ethnic European practices by different names celebrating the first of three harvest periods within the year and a day. Lughnasadh is named after the gott Lugh. It inspired great gatherings that included religious ceremonies, ritual athletic contests (most notably the Tailteann Games), feasting, matchmaking, and trading. Traditionally there were also visits to holy wells. <br /><br />Lughnasadh is seen as a time to give thanks to the spirits for the beginning of the harvest season with offerings and exchange. The gott Lugh is honoured by many at this time, and gentle rain on the day of the festival is seen as his presence and his bestowing of blessings. Many Celtic Reconstructionists also honour the gottess Tailtiu at Lughnasadh, and may seek to keep the Cailleachan from damaging the crops, much in the way appeals are made to Lugh.<br /><br />Lugh was a fire and light gott of Ireland, and a leader of the Tuatha De Dannan. Lugh is the patron of scholars, craftsmen, warriors and druids. Lugh is also known as Lugh Samildanach (the Many Skilled) and Lugh Lamhfada (Lugh with the Long Arm). <br /><br />Disclaimer;<br />• As a Druid of the old ways with ancestral links (Not a Neo (Modern)) Druid, as well as an ancestrally linked Wic (Witch/cunning folk) my craftwork is in league with my ancestors/spirit realm. <br />• I am NOT politically correct, my opinions are my own