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Thread #155010   Message #3642781
Posted By: GUEST,CS
17-Jul-14 - 07:34 AM
Thread Name: BS: Wheel of the Year
Subject: RE: BS: Wheel of the Year
I think it more likely that the Lammas lands or meadows were named after the Lammas festival than Lammas festival being named after the Lammas lands/meadows.

Plus the Christianised Lammas was plonked over the pre-existing Celtic festival of Lughnasa (named after the sun god Lugh) which also celebrated the first harvest of the corn.