{"product_id":"lughnasadh","title":"Lughnasadh","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"987\"\u003eThe first harvest does not offer abundance without a price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1264\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003eLughnasadh: The First Harvest\u003c\/em\u003e explores one of the most significant seasonal festivals of the Irish Pagan year. Rooted in the sacrifice of Tailtiu and the games established in her honor by Lugh, Lughnasadh is a time of harvest, gratitude, skill, obligation, and remembrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1561\"\u003eThis expanded seasonal companion examines the mythology and history surrounding Tailtiu, Lugh, and the Óenach Tailten. It also explores hilltop bilberry gatherings, the first loaf, communal assemblies, contests of skill, and the deeper responsibilities created by receiving the land’s abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1920\"\u003ePractical guidance helps modern practitioners build a meaningful Lughnasadh observance through ritual, offerings, altar work, seasonal food, reflection, and acts of gratitude. Rather than treating the festival as a generic celebration of plenty, this guide returns attention to sacrifice, reciprocity, and the work required before anything can be harvested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003eWritten for solitary practitioners, households, and Pagan communities, \u003cem data-start=\"1993\" data-end=\"2024\"\u003eLughnasadh: The First Harvest\u003c\/em\u003e is part of the expanded companion series to \u003cem data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2105\"\u003eLiving the Irish Wheel of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2108\" data-end=\"2276\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThe harvest asks more than celebration. It asks what made abundance possible, what is owed in return, and what you are prepared to offer for the harvests still to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forgotten Rites Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":67402969350448,"sku":"9637694000125","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/lughnasadh","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}