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In her medieval novels, Sigrid Undsets refers to feasts as Olav's Mass,
Hallvard's Mass, Simon's Mass, etc.
B. Giguere
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Subject: Re: [M-R] Days with special names
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> Scotland had/has Petermas (St. Peter in Chains; 1. August), Georgemas, and
> Marymas. If you google these as a group you should find links to pages of
> the _Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae_ instancing their use. Petermas
> apparently survives in Caithness in references to its Victorian-period
> fair held on that day.
>
> There's also Thomas (St. Thom's Day), whose etymology is even more
> apparent in its Italian congener Tommaso (with double 'm'). Nothing
> doubtful there!
>
> Best,
> John Dillon
>
> On Thursday, February 26, 2009, at 5:08 am, Robert Kirby wrote:
>
>> Partly out of a lingering interest in the naming of things, I'm
>> interested in days that get the -mas endings. So, can anyone think of
>> days with this form of name other than:
>> Candlemas
>> Childermas
>> Christmas
>> Lammas
>> Martinmas
>> Michaelmas?
>> Languages/cultures other than English are welcome to play along.
>> Can anyone refer me to literature on the subject? Thanks,
>
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