Variant Names & Celebrations
Cally Sunday, the Sunday closest to August 1 (Ireland)
Ceresalia (Rome) held in August in honor of Ceres, the grain goddess
Feast of Bread
Birth of Isis (Egypt)
Festival of Dagon (Phoenicia) Celebration to honor the grain god Dagon, during which large portions of the harvest was sacrificed to the god.
First Harvest
Green Corn Feast (Cherokee) One of the six sacred festivals of the Cherokee, the feasting and ritual lasted for four full days.
Green Corn Festival (Iroquois) A four day ceremony held in late August when the corn ripens
Green Corn Dance (Shawnee) Dances and rituals were held to thank the Creator for abundance of the harvest
Gwyl aust “feast of August”
Harvest Sunday
Lammas
Last Sunday of Summer
Lhuany's Day (Isle of Man)
Lughnasadh
Lughnasair
Sabbat of First Fruits
Vulcanalia (Rome) August festival in honor of Vulcan, god of the forge, metal working and guardian of the sacred fire of the forge