Plough Sunday

Plough Sunday

Plough Sunday is a traditional English celebration of the beginning of the agricultural year that has seen some revival over recent years. Plough Sunday celebrations usually involve bringing a ploughshare into a church with prayers for the blessing of the land. It is traditionally held on the Sunday after Epiphany, the Sunday between 7 January and 13 January. Accordingly, work in the fields did not begin until the day after Plough Sunday: Plough Monday.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Plough Monday — is the traditional start of the English agricultural year. While local practices may vary, Plough Monday is generally the first Monday after Twelfth Day (Epiphany), 6 January. cite book last = Hone first = William title = The Every Day Book… …   Wikipedia

  • Plough — Plow redirects here. For the Canadian soldier, see Edward Chester Plow. Plowman redirects here. For the surname, see Plowman (surname). Furrow redirects here. For other uses, see Furrow (disambiguation). For other uses, see Plough… …   Wikipedia

  • Ploughing on Sunday — is a poem from Wallace Stevens s first book of poetry, Harmonium (1923). It was first published in 1919 and is therefore in the public domain. [Buttel, p. 198] Some interpretations of this poem can be ranged on a continuum ofbrows, from low to… …   Wikipedia

  • January — is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. It is, on average, the coolest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest month of… …   Wikipedia

  • Earl Shilton — Infobox UK place official name= Earl Shilton country = England os grid reference= SP472980 latitude= 52.57777 longitude= 1.30491 map type= Leicestershire civil parish= population = shire district= Hinckley and Bosworth shire county=… …   Wikipedia

  • Temple Israel (Memphis, Tennessee) — Temple Israel Temple Israel entrance Basic information Location …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends annuals — About the Annuals=After the Railway Series was published, many Thomas Annuals were printed and sold. They are still being made in print to this day. The Annuals have contained many activities, stories, and information about Thomas and his friends …   Wikipedia

  • Mahasu Devta Temple — Mahasu Devta Temple …   Wikipedia

  • Traverse Theatre — is Scotland s new writing theatre. It is situated in Edinburgh, Scotland and was founded in 1963.The Traverse Theatre began as a theatre club in the Lawnmarket. In its first year of operation, a Theatre Conference was organised by director Jim… …   Wikipedia

  • Croydon Airport — IATA: none – ICAO: EGCR Summary …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”