Lammas

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

from Old English hlafmæsse (loaf mass, harvest festival)

Noun [edit]

Lammas

  1. (England) former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.
  2. (Scotland) 1st August, a quarter day
  3. (paganism) A modern pagan festival celebrated in early August celebrating the start of the grain harvest.

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Translations [edit]

former festival
quarter day
modern pagan festival
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