- Scottish Term Days
- Quarter days.♦ Candlemas: 2nd February.♦ Whitsun: 15th May.♦ Lammas: 1st August (also a harvest festival).♦ Martinmas: 11th November.See also New Year's Day and Quarter Days.
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Scottish Term Days
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