Autumn Festival To Be Celebrated Sunday

Lughnassad or Lammas, the first of three autumn harvest festivals, will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Sunday at North Mesa Park in Los Alamos.

Before our ancestors had the conveniences of refrigeration and transportation, they depended on the local fields to supply enough grain, fruits and meat to feed a village. Not surprisingly, many townspeople and villagers worked together to harvest vast quantities of grain in late summer and into the fall. Although the bulk of the grain produced this year is not yet ready to be harvested, we do begin to see fresh corn, and plenty of it, in farmers markets, gardens and supermarkets. Full Story

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