Yee!
august 1st every year
Juliet will be turning 14. Lammastide is Lammas Day and it comes August 1st every year. :)
Religious festival around August 1st.
"Lammastide" (the feast of the harvest, or harvest festival) was held on 1st August.
Lammastide, celebrated on August 1st, is an important date as it marks the traditional harvest festival in several Christian communities, particularly in England. It signifies the beginning of the harvest season and is a time for giving thanks for the first fruits of the harvest, often involving the blessing of bread made from the new grain. The festival has roots in ancient agrarian practices, highlighting the connection between faith and agriculture. Lammastide also serves as a reminder of the importance of sustenance and community in both spiritual and everyday life.
It's not that kind of a feast. Feast days in the church calendar are days of celebration, such as Christmas. Lammastide is one such day. But the play ends long before Lammastide: it is two weeks away in Act 1 Scene 3, and the events of the play take less than a week.
Lammastide, also known as Lammas, is a Christian festival celebrated on August 1st, marking the beginning of the harvest season. It derives from the Old English "hlaf-maesse," meaning "loaf mass," and traditionally involves the blessing of the first loaves of bread made from the new wheat harvest. The day is often associated with agricultural customs and is celebrated in various ways, including church services and feasting.
There are no absolutely clear date markers in the play. We know from Act 1 Scene III that at that point in the play it is "a fortnight and odd days to Lammastide" Lammas is August 1st, so our action commences no later than July 14, and possibly a few days earlier. The deaths of Paris, Romeo and Juliet are therefore around the 18th to 20th of July. The text gives no indication whatsoever about the year.
August 1, 1961, was a Tuesday.
August 1, 1970 was a Saturday.
1 August 1990 was a Wednesday.
August 1 2007 was a Wednesday.