Lammas Countdown: The Final Sheaf

For those readers who are preparing for Lammas, it's the middle of high summer right now. For you, Lammas is approaching, and that means the time of the first harvest. It's a time when grain is threshed and the fields are full of the earth's abundance. In many societies, the cutting of the final sheaf of grain was indeed cause for celebration. People celebrated by making corn dolls, which represented the spirit of the grain. Sometimes these dolls were full-sized, made of the last stalks of corn to be harvested, and decorated with ribbons, streamers and even articles of clothing. Learn more about the symbolism of the final sheaf: The Final Sheaf

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