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Lammas

Modern equivalent

August 1st

An ancient British harvest festival and traditional Scottish term day falling on August 1st.

Derived from the Old English "loaf-mass," Lammas celebrated the first grain harvest of the year. In historical British metrology and law, it served as a key quarterly milestone for settling seasonal accounts and agricultural tithes.

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