lammas

• Substantiv, das ein Erntefest oder einen Vierteljahrestag bezeichnet, der der wunderbaren Befreiung des heiligen Petrus aus dem Gefängnis gewidmet ist und in England als Erntefest und in Schottland als Vierteljahrestag begangen wird.

A noun referring to a festival or quarter day that commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison, observed as a harvest festival in England and a quarter day in Scotland.

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1. Harvest festivalC1formalbritish

   A traditional Christian festival celebrated on August 1st, marking the beginning of the harvest season and often associated with the blessing of the first loaves of bread made from the new crop.

   Lammas

   • The village held a Lammas fair to celebrate the harvest.
   • Farmers would bring the first wheat to church for Lammas.
   • Lammas Day was traditionally a quarter day in Scotland.

   Synonymelammas day

2. C1formalbritish

   One of the four quarter days in Scotland, falling on August 1st, historically used for settling debts and hiring servants.

   Lammas

   • Rent was due on Lammas, as it was a quarter day.
   • The contract was signed to begin at Lammas.
   • Lammas was one of the days when servants were hired for the year.