What does "lammas" mean?

commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England

What is a synonym for "lammas"?

Common synonyms include: advent, ash wednesday, august 1, carnival, christmas, corpus christi.

/ˈlæməs/ name

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Noun

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commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England wordnet

Proper Noun

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

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