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    What Pagan practice, one of the festivals of the eightfold year-wheel, is also modern Irish Gaelic for the eighth month?

    Question #95491. Asked by BRY2K. (May 09 08 4:03 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		Lughnasadh -- The ancient Celtic festival held in celebration of the first fruits of the harvest.

    The modern Irish spelling, Lúnasa, is the name of the month of August in Irish Gaelic.

    http://www.leyline.org/cra/articles/lughnasadh.html

    http://www.llewellynencyclopedia.com/subjects.php?gen_sbj=Wicca+and+Witchcraft


    May 09 08, 4:59 AM

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