Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Lord Mayor's Day

November 9th. So called because the Lord Mayor of London enters into office on that day, and inaugurates his official dignity with a street procession, followed by a grand banquet at the Mansion House.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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