Lammas Day

(August 1st) means the loaf-mass day. The day of first-fruit offerings, when a loaf was given to the priests in lieu of the first-fruits. (Saxon, hlam-mæsse, for hlaf-mæsse dag.)

August I Old Style, August 12 New Style.

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