Right holiday, wrong Deity? (beliefs, Article)

[MaddLlama]

I know Lughnasadh is past already, but I found this article on one of the sites I visit and thought I should share:

On this Lughnasdh, many of us consider honoring Lugh (Lug), remembering of his grand defeat of Balor in the Second Battle of Moytura, or that he was the Il Dana, master of all trades. We think of the harvest, the first fruits of the fields and our labors.
It's good to think of all of those things. Please consider celebrating the original deity of this holiday, instrumental in shaping Lugh, his ideas, thoughts and beliefs. If she had not been so influential, if she had not shaped Lugh as she did, the Tuatha de' Dannan might not have been victorious in the Second Battle of Moytura.

I'm talking about Tailltu. Lugh's foster mother.


Any study of this lady will immediately bring up her association to Lughnasdh, By royal fiat, Lugh ordered the original celebration to honor his foster mother at her death. While many may feel that this is the extent of her involvement, that is far from the truth.

http://www.davensjournal.com/index.h...hnasdh.xhtml&2

I have a bit of a fascination with her.

[Mike182]

Lughnasadh is the holiday i know the least about, i'll try and get my act together and be ready for it next year