• pronunciation ▸ loo-NOSS-ah
• date ▸
  • traditional timing ▸ third cross-quarter
    • south 01 february
    • north 01 august (15° leo)
• alternate name(s) ▸ first harvest
  • lúnasa (modern irish); lùnastal (scottish gaelic); luanistyn (manx gaelic)
• correlated celebrations ▸ calan awst (welsh), lammas (anglo-saxon, “loaf mass”)
• origin ▸ celtic (gaelic)
• significance ▸ beginning of the harvest season
• celebrations ▸ offering of first fruits, feasting, handfasting, fairs, athletic contests
• goddess aspect ▸ mother
• keywords ▸ abundance, plenty, prosperity, reaping

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E S

• gender ▸ female
• element ▸ fire
• colours ▸ orange, yellow, gold, green
• flora ▸ basil, calendula, goldenrod, heather, hollyhock, ivy, marigold, meadowsweet, mint, poppy, rose hips, rosemary, sunflower, vine, yarrow
• foods ▸ apples, berries, gourds, grains, pears, root vegetables; ale, beer, cider, whiskey, wine
• gemstones ▸ aventurine, carnelian, citrine, lodestone, obsidian, peridot, sardonyx, tiger's eye, topaz
• incense ▸ aloe, chamomile, eucalyptus, frankincense, passionflower, rose, sandalwood
• deities ▸ Lugh
  • ♀ Ceres, Demeter
  • ♂ John Barleycorn
• craft ▸ baking bread, corn dolly, wicker man
• activities ▸ handfasting, harvesting, hearth magick