August 1-2 is a traditional Pagan holiday, variously called Lammas or Lughnassadh.  ”Lammas” derives from Anglo-Saxon hlaf-maesse (”loaf-mass”) and indeed, this holiday is often celebrated as a festival of bread, beer, and other mysteries of the grain.  ”Lughnassadh” means “the commemoration of Lugh” and appears in variant spellings across the Celtic languages.  Other names include Elembiuos, Cornucopia (Strega), and Thingtide (Teutonic).  This is the first of three harvest festivals (the others being Mabon and Samhain) as the summer vegetables peak and grain approaches ripeness.