Happy Lughnasadh

I received the following in email (from Boyne Valley Tours) and thought you might enjoy reading it:

Lughnasadh (pronounced Lou-na-sa) the Celtic Festival falls at the beginning of August, midway between the Summer Solstice and the Autumn Equinox http://www.newgrange.com/lughnasadh.htm

In Celtic mythology the god Lugh established the Lughnasadh festival as a funeral feast and games commemorating his foster-mother Tailtiu. She died on August 1st of exhaustion after clearing the plains of Brega for farming. The first Teltown Games (Áenach Tailteann) were held where Tailtiu was buried.