also called Lughnasadh / First Harvest
Bread broken, gratitude poured.
Lammas is the bread season — a recognition that nothing rises alone. Every loaf carries the soil, the rain, the seed, the hand, and the centuries of harvest that preceded it. We honor our own labor and the labor of our foremothers.
Echoes the West African first-fruits traditions and Yam Festivals — the sacred return.
Bake or buy a fresh loaf of bread.
Speak the names of three women who fed you — literally or spiritually.
Break the bread with someone you love.
Bury a small piece at the root of a tree as gratitude.
Journal one thing you've harvested that took years to grow.