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Posted by ExTAlistener (U3058291) on Sunday, 25th March 2007
We used to hear a good deal about this date a few years back, mainly when the Grundys were taking their payment of the rent absolutely to the wire. Now that Bridge Farm is the only tenancy (iirc) there is less emphasis on this.
But are the traditional quarter days still in use for farmland tenants...?
Yes, I believe so.
Thanks - o.w. - all the 25th, except for Midsummer's Day if I'm correct...??
The quarter days are
The traditional English quarter days are: March 25, June 24, September 29 and December 25
In Scotland the traditional quarter days or term days are: 28 February, 28 May, 28 August, 28 November.
They are widely used.
The traditional Scottish quarter days are:
Candlemas (February 2)
Whitsunday
Lammas (August 1)
Martinmas (November 11).
These were changed to the ones listed by Norma by act of Parliament in 1990.
Anyway Lady Day is the one and only Billy Holiday.
Whereas Ladybird was President Johnson's wife.
Thanks all. Interesting that Lady Day should have retained its name during so many years of Catholic persecution. Was it ever re-named as something else, e.g. during the time of Cromwell....?
The traditional Scottish quarter days are:
Candlemas (February 2)
Whitsunday
Lammas (August 1)
Martinmas (November 11).
These were changed to the ones listed by Norma by act of Parliament in 1990.Â
Thanks Reggie, I didn't know that. I knew the English days (I married on Michaelmas), and I knew the Scottish ones were all on the 28th but couldn't remember the months, so the wording in my earlier post was cut and pasted from the net. Just shows.
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