The words “mayday” and “May Day” refer to two very different things. Mayday is a distress call used by ship and aircraft crews as a plea for help. “May Day” refers to a holiday that is a ...
The word Lammas derives from the Anglo-Saxon Hlafmaesse or Loaf Mass. Lammas Day, the festival of St Peter ad Vincula, was when the first fruits of the harvest were offered to the Church in the ...