Lammas
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The first of August is Lammas Day (loaf-mass day), the festival of the first wheat harvest of the year. On this day it was traditionally customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop. In many parts of England, tenants were bound to present freshly harvested wheat to their landlords on or before the first day of August.
In modern Paganism, the name Lammas is used for one of the eight most popularly celebrated seasonal festivals. It is also known as Lughnasadh, a feast to commemorate the funeral games of Tailtiu, foster-mother of the Irish sun-god Lugh.