Celebrations

As a brand new Druid, this year's Lughnasadh will be my very first celebration as a Pagan. Although I do not feel anywhere close to comfortable with turning this into an all-out ritual, there are simple things I can do to celebrate the harvest season. Since I am new to this concept, I think it is only fitting that I should begin with the harvest celebration, being that this one is centered around food and fun; I figure seeing as we all need to eat, I can very easily incorporate this into daily life, and many people who do not know of my change in spirituality may never even notice the difference. This is not to say that I am hiding the fact that I am a druid, but more that it allows me to "test the waters" with my first actual holiday, see how it goes and how it feels. Perhaps later when I feel more ready for more of an in-depth disclosure with certain family and friends I will be more prepared to answer their questions because I will have had a little hands-on experience with the sabbats, although that experience will be almost completely solitary, which I think is alright for now.

That being said, I have subscribed to and have been reading a few email lists and message boards on Druidism and have found a few recipes for the purpose of this celebration. I thought I would start with something simple such as preparing Boxty (Potato Pancakes) in the morning for breakfast and then possibly having a harvest-type dinner including corn on the cob and some form of chicken, which would actually seem quite normal for me except for the corn. Symbolically though, it would seem to me as kind of bridging the gap between my old lifesyle and at the same time, introducing the new one. It will be interesting in any case..