Lughnasadh 2007

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This year we held our annual Warrior Games and Lughnasadh ritual at Sue and Lugh's house out in Vail. The men
came the night before and we set up a big tent where we worked on the offerings for the main rite, rehearsed our
warriors' dance, and had good male bonding time.

The next day, the women joined us for the Warrior Games, which are open to all Grove members. We did archery,
stone toss, a game of pull the other guy off a board and we all had to compose a poem on the day's activities.

This year's Grove Champion once again is Bert! All Hail Bert!

For the rite, the celebrants were all men (just as the women perform Imbolc). Gannd led the rite, with Kirk as
Seer, Dennis as Sacrificer, Mark as Warrior and Lugh as Sanctifier. All the men who had attended the men's retreat
the night before joined in the warrior's dance, which opened the rite.

For the Key Offerings, we offered a spear to the Fire for Lugh Lamfada and we re-enacted the funeral of Tailtu by
burning a dolly, representing the Goddess who died clearing the land of Ireland, in the Fire as well.

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Most photos by Andrea Taylor

Lugh by the archery range	Jon, Andrea and Bert	Kirk and Mark fire their arrows	Gannd and Lugh on the board	Gannd pulls Mark off the board
Kirk and Bert	Bert and Mark	Andrea and Lugh	Lugh, Gannd and Andrea	Dennis throws a stone
Chris throws the stone	Cassie gets ready to throw	Jon throws the stone	Kirk takes his turn	Mary Ann throws the stone
The Ritual Celebrants	Gannd sanctifies the Well	The main altar	An invocation	Dennis sanctifies the Fire
Night descends	Grovies at the rite	More Grovies!	Nora's Praise Offering	Jenni's Praise Offering