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August 01, 2021

Fields of barley in East Lothian

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Today we’re in the East Lothian region, sometimes called the Garden of Scotland, to pay homage to the area's agricultural roots on Lammas Day. Also known as Loaf Mass Day, it marks the beginning of the harvest season and is traditionally celebrated on 1 August. The day has its roots in an ancient tradition known in medieval times as the Gule of August, which was gradually incorporated into the Christian liturgy celebrating Holy Communion. It gets its name from loaves of bread baked from the first harvested grain of the season each year.

Traditionally, Lammastide festivals would mean up to 10 days of eating, drinking and general merriment. During a Lammas fair Scottish couples were also allowed a trial marriage, or 'handfast', where they could live together for a trial period that could last as long as the Lammas festival itself, or up to a full year. If, at the end of the trial, the couple decided to call things off, the woman could return to her family with all of her possessions. If a child was born from this union, it would go to live with the father without stigma. While this arrangement seems awfully modern, it may have had something to do with a lack of available priests - handfasts allowed a travelling priest to perform all the town's weddings in one day.

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