Lammas

Lammas, also called Lughnasadh, the hot days of August are upon us, much of the earth is dry and parched, but we still know that the bright reds and yellows of the harvest season are just around the corner. Apples are beginning to ripen in the trees, our summer vegetables have been picked, corn is tall and green, waiting for us to come gather the bounty of the crop fields. Now is the time to begin reaping what we have sown, and gathering up the first harvests of grain, wheat, oats, and more.
This holiday can be celebrated either as a way to honor the god Lugh, or as a celebration of the harvest.

Celebrating Grain in Ancient Cultures:

Grain has held a place of importance in civilization back nearly to the beginning of time. Grain became associated with the cycle of death and rebirth. The Sumerian god Tammuz was slain and his lover Ishtar grieved so heartily that nature stopped producing. Ishtar mourned Tammuz, and followed him to the Underworld to bring him back, similar to the story of Demeter and Persephone.

In Greek legend, the grain god was Adonis. Two goddesses, Aphrodite and Persephone, battled for his love. To end the fighting, Zeus ordered Adonis to spend six months with Persephone in the Underworld, and the rest with Aphrodite.

A Feast of Bread:

In early Ireland, it was a bad idea to harvest your grain any time before Lammas -- it meant that the previous year's harvest had run out early, and that was a serious failing in agricultural communities. However, on August 1, the first sheafs of grain were cut by the farmer, and by nightfall his wife had made the first loaves of bread of the season.

The word Lammas derives from the Old English phrase hlaf-maesse, which translates to loaf mass. In early Christian times, the first loaves of the season were blessed by the Church.

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Terror in Teutoburg- New book release

**********************NEW RELEASE and BOOK SIGNING****************************
July 30th 6-8pm
Terror in Teutoburg- A conflict of Armies, both past and present


Bringing together past and present, this book takes place in 20009 and 9A.D.. After arriving in 9A.D. , TAT soldiers must decide between a new life or fight for freedom in a place and time they hardly know anything about. The TAT soldiers were taken back in time to one of the history's greatest battles. This battle put an end to the advance of the dominant Roman Empire.

September 2009 will mark the 2000th anniversary of this crucial battle. Rothdiener's ability to mix fiction with historical accurace helps put the importance of this battle in perspective for all those who read this book.

Terror In Trutoburg isnt just for those who appreciate histroy: it has something for everyone!!


Hope to see you here!

Wendy Rule In concert

We are pleased to announce we will have Wendy Rule in concert September 12th at 8pm. The tickets will cost $15 person and will include $1.00 off your 1sr beverage of $3.50 or more. We look forward to seeing all of you there. See events for more info on this soon!

We have the space for you!

Hello everyone!

We wanted to post out there that we are still looking for anyone who wants to teach classes, do massage, run an event or hold meet ups. we have tons of space and are eager to hear your thoughts and ideas. Please contact Kantis at (303) 997-9571 for more info

So we are almost ready for the Grand Open Party on the 30th. I finally got the newsletter out and the fliers. David has been working hard on getting the ritual room door and wall up before the Gypsy Nomads arrive. It will look amazing when he is done! All the vendors are ready to sell you some cool items and the private rooms are just about done! We have also book the upstairs for several private events and classes. Check the calender and front page for what it going on. We have some new pictures of the shop that will be up soon. Check them out.

Blessed Be!

Summerlands Community Center has some cool stuff

So we are finally open in our new location at 5300 W44th Ave Denver CO 80212 ( big Pink two story building) We have added new flavors to the shop. Not only is Witches Brew serving delicious coffee and snacks we have numerous vendors with cool and exciting things to sell. Not to forget our private rooms you can rent for the hour, day or month! The Food Bank room is almost ready for food storage. Don't forget we are working with PNO and you can drop off your food here prior to PNO so you don't have to lug around canned foods and such all over town. Our classes have resumed for Belly dance and we begin a new class with Zaina in June. So now is the time to sign up. You can do so by emailing witchesbrewdenver@gmail.com. Check out our calender for all the new things we have going on!

We will also be celebrating our Grand Open Party on May 30th all day! That evening we will have Gypsy Nomads here starting at 7pm the ticket price is $6 per person.

More Updates on the new location

As most of you know we are still working on the new location. We are not open as of today as we had hoped. We are working on our permits. We are almost there but it maybe another week. We are trying to accommodate most meet ups and classes while we are waiting. So please check the website for the classes that are still set. We apologize for the delay in the opening of our new location. But, when we open open it will be well worth it.