erikahammerschmidt:

erikahammerschmidt:

I'll lay fourteen of my teeth (and yet, to my teen be it spoken, I have but four) she's not fourteen. How long is it now to Lammastide? LADY CAPULET A fortnight and odd days. NURSE Even or odd, of all days in the year, Come Lammas Eve at night shall she be fourteen. ALT



….So, I was thinking about this scene in Romeo and Juliet, and wondering what Lammas is, exactly….


and


Lammas loaf owl with salt eyes Observed by Christians (Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans)[1] Type Christian Celebrations Mass, church processions, First Fruits[1] Observances Bringing a loaf of bread made from the new wheat crop to the church for a blessing, making loaves from the grain collected at harvest[2][1] Date 1 AugustALT


Lammas is the first of August

So “Lammas Eve at night” would be the night before.

July 31.


…the Capulets named their daughter after her birth month, didn’t they.

HAPPY JULIET B-DAY

remember everyone! tomorrow is Bread Loaf Day, and “If Lady Capulet Had Been In Labor A Few Hours Longer Her Kid Would’ve Been Named Augusta” day

woohoooo