At The Mercy Of The Sea
Coordinates 48.614317N -1.501555W – Performance #9
Lugh was the first deity worshipped by the Gauls on the tomb mountain, which would later become Mont-Saint-Michel. In the early 8th century, the bishop of Avranches, Aubert, eradicated one of the last vestiges of paganism. Lugh, known as ‘With Long Arms,’ was believed to possess the power to strike from a distance.
Lugh was associated by the Celts with the Tree of Life, guarded by two dragons, an emblem of warriors that spread throughout Celtic Europe in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC.
Lugnasadh, the feast of Lugh, takes place on August 1st, known as the ‘assembly of Lugh.’ The god-king symbolized Sovereignty and the primordial Man.
A lucky hand buried this Lugnasadh day in the earth on the outskirts of Mont-Saint-Michel, reminding us of this magical place. The harvest festival teaches us the importance of giving to receive, just as it emphasizes the necessity of sowing to reap.
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