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A Blessed Lughnasadh
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TWH wishes its readers in the northern hemisphere a blessed Lughnasadh and Lammas and a blessed Imbolc to our readers in the southern half of the world.
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TWH wishes its readers in the northern hemisphere a blessed Lughnasadh and Lammas and a blessed Imbolc to our readers in the southern half of the world.
Meg Elison reviews 2009’s animated film The Secret of Kells, which draws inspiration from the recently-digitized Book of Kells, a fabulously illuminated edition of the gospels. But while the film is set at a Christian monastery, it is full of encounters with Paganism, and these encounters are what will draw viewers back to the film again and again.
“Pagan nonsense, celebrating the feast of Lughnasadh. This is the month of August. The feast of our lady’s assumption into heaven.” Meg Elison returns with a review of the 1998 Irish-American film “Dancing at Lughnasa,” which juxtaposes Catholic misery and Pagan joy.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, there is a Witch performing at Eurovision, Fellowship of Fire & Ice announces organizational statements, ancient Ogham script discovered in Coventry, events, announcements and more.