Lammas

See also: lammas

English

Etymology

From Old English hlafmæsse (“loaf mass, harvest festival”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæməs/

Proper noun

Lammas

1. (England) A 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.

Derived terms

• Lammastide

Translations

former festival

• Cornish: Calan Est
• Scottish Gaelic: Lùnasdal m

quarter day

• Scottish Gaelic: Lùnasdal m

modern pagan festival

Further reading

• Lammas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia