In some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, August 1 is Lammas Day (loaf-mass day), the festival of the first wheat harvest of the year. On this day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop. In many parts of England, tenants were bound to present freshly harvested wheat to their landlords on or before the first day of August. In the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, where it is referred to regularly, it is called "the feast of first fruits".

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  • In some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, August 1 is Lammas Day (loaf-mass day), the festival of the first wheat harvest of the year. On this day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop. In many parts of England, tenants were bound to present freshly harvested wheat to their landlords on or before the first day of August. In the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, where it is referred to regularly, it is called "the feast of first fruits". The blessing of new fruits was performed annually in both the Eastern and Western Churches on the first or the sixth of August (the latter being the feast of the Transfiguration of Christ). The Sacramentary of Pope Gregory I specifies the sixth. In mediæval times the feast was known as the "Gule of August", but the meaning of "gule" is unclear. Ronald Hutton suggests that it may be an Anglicisation of Gŵyl Awst, the Welsh name for August 1 meaning "feast of August", but this is not certain. If so, this points to a pre-Christian origin for Lammas among the Anglo-Saxons and a link to the Gaelic festival of Lughnasadh. 'Gule' could also come from 'Geohhol' (Old English form of 'jule') and thus Lammas Day was the 'Jule of August'. There are several historical references to it being known as Lambess eve, such as 'Publications of the Scottish Historical Society' 1964 and this alternate name is the origin of the Lambess surname, just as Hallowmass and Christmas were also adopted as familial titles.
  • En los países de habla inglesa y en religiones como la Wicca, el 1 de agosto es el Día de Lammas. Este es el festival de la primera cosecha del año. Durante la época medieval esta fiesta era conocida como "Gule of August", pero el significado de "gule" es desconocido. Ronald Hutton sugiere que esta palabra puede ser una anglicanización de "gwyl aust", el nombre galés para el 1 de agosto y que significa "fiesta de agosto". Si esto es cierto, significaría un origen pagano y pre-cristiano de Lammas entre los anglosajones y una conección con el festival gaélico de Lughnasadh.
  • Nei paesi di lingua inglese, il 1º agosto è la festa di Lammas (da loaf-mass, "festa dei pani"), dove si festeggia la prima mietitura dell'anno portando in chiesa una pagnotta ottenuta dal nuovo raccolto. In molte parti del Regno Unito, i mezzadri erano tenuti a presentare il raccolto ai padroni dei terreni entro questa data. Nello stesso giorno (o in alcuni casi il 6 aprile), si benedicono i frutti. In epoca medievale, la festa era conosciuta come Gule of August, ma il significato della parola gule è ignoto. Ronald Hutton suggerisce che derivi dal gallese gwyl aust, che indicava la festività del primo agosto, ma la cosa non è sicura. Se così fosse, il termine suggerirebbe che Lammas risale ad una festività di epoca pre-cristiana, forse legata a Lughnasadh.
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  • 1 August
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  • Lammas, Norfolk
  • the Norfolk village
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  • Lammas also known as Lambess
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  • Loaves made from the grain collected at harvest.
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  • In some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, August 1 is Lammas Day (loaf-mass day), the festival of the first wheat harvest of the year. On this day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop. In many parts of England, tenants were bound to present freshly harvested wheat to their landlords on or before the first day of August. In the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, where it is referred to regularly, it is called "the feast of first fruits".
  • En los países de habla inglesa y en religiones como la Wicca, el 1 de agosto es el Día de Lammas. Este es el festival de la primera cosecha del año. Durante la época medieval esta fiesta era conocida como "Gule of August", pero el significado de "gule" es desconocido. Ronald Hutton sugiere que esta palabra puede ser una anglicanización de "gwyl aust", el nombre galés para el 1 de agosto y que significa "fiesta de agosto".
  • Nei paesi di lingua inglese, il 1º agosto è la festa di Lammas (da loaf-mass, "festa dei pani"), dove si festeggia la prima mietitura dell'anno portando in chiesa una pagnotta ottenuta dal nuovo raccolto. In molte parti del Regno Unito, i mezzadri erano tenuti a presentare il raccolto ai padroni dei terreni entro questa data. Nello stesso giorno (o in alcuni casi il 6 aprile), si benedicono i frutti.
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