Lughnasadh

Sacrificer makes offering to Daigre during the lighting of the fire.
Fire tender lights the fire saying: "Failte an teine coisrigte seo. Welcome the sacred flame. Daigre living flame that dances before us, becomes leaping inspiration within to cook and temper us, we honor you."
Chant:
Drui makes Historical statement
Sacrificer makes offering to Lugh:
Invitation to Lugh:"Rising like a second sun upon the horizon stands the foster son of Tailtiu. He strides across the plane as a storm cloud will sweep across the sky. Coming to stand at the gates and call for entrance among the people. Samildanach many skilled protector of the people, the long hand brandishing the sword and casting forth the spear. Resplendent in your wisdom, accept our sacrifice Golden King and be welcome among the people.
Chant: Lugh is our champion
Sacrificer makes offering to Tailtiu.
Invitation to Tailtiu:
"Bless the hand of the mother who raises the son and builds the King. She who gives herself to clear the wildness from the land and gives form to the world that the people may have a haven of order. Accept this sacrifice as we honor your own sacrifice giving yourself to clear the plane that becomes your own grave and so you become the spirit of the cleared and ordered land which gives the people a home."
Chieftain establishes center and borders:
"From the center to the edge, bless this sacred place.
From the center to the edge, bless these people
From the center to the edge, stand now among worlds.
Sacrificer makes offering to Manannan:
Opening the gates:
" A Mhanannan, fosgailatear na geataichen. Oh Manannan let the gates be opened. Keeper of the ways between, we honor you with a sacrifice and ask that you grant passage to all who come in peace."
Ancestors are called: "Welcome to our rite honored ones, your blood flows through us into the future as you who are ancestors become again the children of the people as we shall stand among the ancestors and then again among the folk"
Song for ancestors
Sacrificer makes offering to Deities.
Drui honor the Gods: "Gods and Goddesses of our people welcome. Our voices honor you today, may you hear in them the echoes of the voices of our ancestors who honored you in the ancient mists and groves. As you sailed through the skies of elder days may your ships bring you now upon this shore. May feasts be laid before you, may songs fill the air about you and may fires burn in your honor."
Song for the Gods
Lower the volume and bring forward godstaves to name the Gods of the Tribe.
The sacrificer offers a loaf to Crom Dubh while Drui calls
to him and Filiu begins to chant to him. After the calling the Tribe joins the chant.
Chant: Black Bull
The sacrificer is making an offering to Lugh which the Drui is ask Lugh to stay the skies.
Individual sacrifices are called for by Drui and led by the sacrificer.
Individual praise called for by the Drui and led by the Fili.
Divination by sickles done by Drui.
Waters mixed in bowl by acolyte.
Waters blessed by Drui.
Cups and waters carried around and each person is served a cup of the waters.
Everyone holds up their cup while the Drui says:
"Seo an uisge beatha."
Waters of mystery collected in silence by acolyte.
Drui will thank the Gods of the Tribe.
Fili will thank ancestors.
Thank Tailtiu.
Thank Lugh.
Thank Mannanan, close gates: "A Mhanannan duintear na geataichean, Manannan, may the gates be
closed. We thank you elder God of ancient passages. Tapadh leibh"
Fire tender will thank Daigre. "As the sight of you goes from our eyes, we hold your leaping eloquent tongue of flame within us to inspire our hearts, Tapadh leibh.
Thank Mor Righain:
The Drui makes a final statement ending with the blessing ..... na Diathan leibh"
All respond: Agus leat fhin.