August 1 (Noun)
Meaning
Commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- In England, Lammas Day on August 1 commemorates a harvest festival with festivities and traditional activities.
- August 1 is a significant date in Scotland, being one of the traditional quarter days in the country's calendar.
- Saint Peter in Chains Episcopal Church observes a special mass every August 1 to commemorate Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison.
- In medieval England, August 1 marked the beginning of the harvest season and was celebrated with feasts and singing.
- Loamshire village in England holds its annual Lammas Day fair every August 1, complete with traditional food and crafts.