Lammas (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 some Christian traditions, Lammas is a day that commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison, and is observed on August 1st.
- Lammas is a quarter day in Scotland, one of the four traditional Scottish dates for settling debts and changing employment.
- Traditionally, Lammas in England is a harvest festival that marks the beginning of autumn and the end of the grain harvest.
- In many parts of England, Lammas is still celebrated with music, dancing, and feasting, as it has been for centuries.
- Lammas is often associated with the Celtic festival of Lughnasadh, which also takes place on August 1st and marks the beginning of the harvest season.