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With tossing and raking, and setting on cocks;This month is dominated by the hay harvest, providing the fodder to feed the animals during the winter.
The finest for sheep and thy gelding allow.
Cut off, good wife, ripe bean with a knife.
Get grist to the mill to have plenty in store,
Let miller lack water as many do more.(1)
| 1 | Sanctorum Processi(3) et Mariniani(3); Gagi(4)(7); Timothei(5); Agipiti(5); Judae fratris Jacobi(7) (Jude the brother of James); Julius and Aaron; Serf; Octabo anno falitur argumentum(4) | ||
| 2 | Sanctorum Processi(4)(5)(7) et Martiniani(2)(4)(5)(7) (Processus and Martinian); Translatio Spithhuni(4); The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Depositio Sancti Suuithuni episcopi (Swithun); Oudoceus | ||
| 3 | Translatio corporis Sancti Thomas(4) apostoli (Translation of the Apostle Thomas' Body); Translatio corporis Martini(7); Germanus of Man; dies egyptiacus(3) | ||
| 4 | Ordinatio et Translatio Sancti Martini episcopi(2)(3)(4)(5) (Martin of Tours); Elizabeth of Portugal | ||
| 5 | Esaiae Prophetae(7); Modwenna; Morwenna; Antony Zaccaria | ||
| 6 | Sancte Sexburge/Sexburh(4)(5) virginus (Sexburga); Monenna; Newlyn; dies egyptiacus(4) | ||
| 7 | Sancte Marine(5)/Marinae(7) virginus; Erkenwalda(5); Cyril(6) and Methodius(6) (Missionaries to the Slavs (869, 885)); Erkengota; Ethelburga; Boisil; Hedda of Winchester; Maelruain; Merryn; Palladius; The Translation of Thomas the Martyr (of Canturbury); Willibald | ||
| 8 | Sancti Grimbaldi(4)(5) sacerdotis (Grimbald); Inuentio corpus Sancti Quintini(4)(5); Kilian; Urith | ||
| 9 | Sactorum Faustini(4) et Beatricis(4); Anatholie virginis(5); Everild; Sir Thomas More | ||
| 10 | Passio Sactorum Septem Fratrum(2)(3)(4)(5)(7) (Seven Brothers); Felicitatus(4)(5)(7); Alexander | ||
| 11 | Translatio Sancti Benedicti abbatis(2)(3)(4)(5)(7)(8) (Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino (c540)); Drostan ["Rushing Day", "Bawming the Thorn Day" (Cheshire, England)] | ||
| 12 | Sancte Agathe virginus(3); Sancti Uaboris/Naboris(7); Felicis(7); Primitivi(7) | ||
| 13 | Sancte Mildrythe/Mildrithi(4)(5) virginis (Mildred); Margarete virginis(5); Serapionis(7); Henry the Emperor; Silas | ||
| 14 | Sancte Dionisi(3)(4) et Hilarii(3)(4); Donati(7); Boniface of Savoy; Camillus; Deusdidit; Phocas of Sinope; Metheldred; dies caniculares L(5) (Dog days) | ||
| 15 | Translatio Sancti Swithuni(2) (Translation of Saint Swithun); Cirici(4)/Cirici pueri(5)(7) et Iuliete matris(5) eius; Philippi(7); Florentini(7); Bonaventure; David of Sweden; Donald | ||
| 16 | Translatio Baertini(3)(4); Theodosii(7); Macharii(7); Eustachii(7); Munulfi(7); Gundulfi(7); Seruacii(7); Bertini(7); Helier; Plechtelm; Tenenen | ||
| 17 | Passio Sancte Marie virginis(3)(4); Sancti Cynelmi(4)/Kenelmi(5)/Koenelni regis et martyris(2) (Kenelm the King); Alexis; Ortus caniculae(7) (Rising of the Dog Star) | ||
| 18 | Sancti Arnulphi epicopi et martyris(2)(4) (Arnulf the King); Margaretae(7); Edburga of Bicester; Edburga of Winchester | ||
| 19 | Natale Sancte Cristine virginis(3); Sancti VVlfmari(4) (Wulfmar); Sissini(7); Sancti Arseni martyris | ||
| 20 | Natale Sancte Vulmari confessoris(3) (Wulmar); Sancte Margarete virginis(2)(4) (Margaret of Antioch); Sanctae Sabini virginis(7); Arild; Wilgefortas | ||
| 21 | Natale Sancte Praxsidis virginis et martiris(2)(3)(4)(7) (Praxedes); Victor; Laurence of Brindisi | ||
| 22 | Sancte Marie magdalene(2)(3)(4) (Mary Magdalene); Wandrigisle(4) (Wandrille) | ||
| 23 | Sancti Apollonaris martiris(2)(3)(4)(7) (Apolinar/Apollinaris the Martyr); Vincentii(7); Birgitta/Bridget of Sweden (1373) | ||
| 24 | Sancte Cristine virginis et martyris(2) (Christine/Christina, Virgin and Martyr); Wulfhad and Ruffin; (Thomas a Kempis, Priest, 1471); lxxxvi martyrum(4) | ||
| 25 | Sancte Iacobi apostoli(2)(3)(4)(5)(7) (James the Apostle, James the Great); filii Zebedai(4); Christofori(4) (Christopher) | ||
| 26 | Sancte Anne matris Marie (Ann the Mother of Mary, The Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Joachim and Anne) | ||
| 27 | Natale Sancti Simeonis monachi(3)(4)(7) (Nativity of Simon Stylites); Sanctum Septem Dormientium(2)(5) (Feast of the Seven Sleepers); Felicis(7); Sancti Pantaleonis martyris (Pantaleon) | ||
| 28 | Sanctorum Geruasii(3) et Protasii(3); Sancti Samsonis episcopi(2)(4)(7) (Samson); Saturnini, episcopi et martiris(5); Botvid | ||
| 29 | Sanctorum Felicis(3)(4)(5)(7) (Felix), Simplici(3)(4)(5)(7) (Simplis/Simplicius), Faustini(2)(3)(4)(7) (Faustin), et Beatricis(3)(4)(7) (Beatrice); Sanctorum Marii et Marthe (Martha and Mary of Bethany; Modern observance); Lupus; Olaf; Sulian | ||
| 30 | Sanctorum Abdon/Abdonis(2)(4)(5)(7) et Sennes martyrum(2)(4)(5)(7); Tatwin; Peter Chrysologus | ||
| 31 | Sanctorum Abdon(3) et Sennes martyrum(3); Sancti Germani episcopi(2)(4)(5)(7) (Germanus of Auxerre); Sancti Neoti presbyteri(5) (Neot); Joseph of Arimathea; Ignatius Loyola (1556) |
Tuesday before the 3rd Wednesday in July (Lammas Fair (Devon))
Last Sunday before 1 August; or First Sunday in August (Cromm Dubh's
Sunday; Garland Sunday)