• pronunciation ▸ loo-NOSS-ah
• date ▸ 01 August (15° Leo)
  • traditional timing ▸ third cross-quarter
• alternate name(s) ▸ First Harvest
• correlated celebrations ▸ Lammas (Anglo-Saxon, “loaf mass”)
• origin ▸ Gaelic
• 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