Lughnasadh | A History of Harvest | Full Documentary

A documentary about Lughnasadh and Lammas, the first harvest which falls on the 1st August. I look at the history and mythology of this time in the wheel of the year, and explore it's meaning in our wider culture. 0:00 Intro 0:47 Ancient Stone Circle 01:50 Bronze Age Beliefs 03:03 Lughnasadh Origins 05:24 Crom Dubh & Grim Reaper 07:06 Funeral Games 08:41 Handfasting 11:02 Folklore and Customs 11:55 Corn Dolly Burial 13:34 John Barleycorn 15:11 Corn Mother Customs 16:54 Lammas 17:36 Lammas Loaf Blessing 19:39 The Old Ways Survive 21:50 Acton Scott Historic Farm 22:38 Countrymans Favour 23:44 Life on the Farm 26:12 Children of the Villages 27:42 Threshing Machines 29:06 The Decline of Lammastide 30:27 Lammas Lives Again 32:00 Bannock Making 34:15 Credits with Poem #documentary #lammas #lughnasadh #pagan #celtic #wicca #newsage #sabbat #harvest #farming #agriculture #spiritual