‘Book of Days’ (1886)

Contents.

 

Volume 1

• January

  • 1st – New Years’ Day, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th – Twelfth Day, 7th – St Distaff’s Day, 8th, 9th – St Fillan’s Day, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th – St Mungo’s Day, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th – Burns’ Night, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st.

• February

  • 1st – St Bride’s Day, 2nd – Candlemas, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th – St Valentine’s Day, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th.

• March

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th – St Patrick’s Day, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th – Lady Day, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st.

• April

  • 1st – April Fools’ Day, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th – Declaration of Arbroath, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th – Battle of Culloden, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st – Easter Sunday (2019), 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th – St Mark’s Day, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th.

• May

  • 1st – May Day, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st.
    

• June

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th – Midsummer Day, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th.

 

Volume 2

• July

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st.

• August

  • 1st- Lammas, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th – St Lawrence Day, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th – Feast of the Assumption, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th – St Bartholomew’s Day, 25th, 26th, 27th- Summer-eve Fair, 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st.

• September

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th – Battle of Flodden, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th – Rood E’en, 14th – Rood Day, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th – Michaelmas, and 30th.

• October

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st – Hallowe’en.

• November

  • 1st – All Saints’ Day, 2nd – All Souls’ Day, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th – Martinmas, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th – St Andrews Day (Andersmas).

• December

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th- St Nicholas’ Day, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th – St Lucy’s Day, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th – Christmas Eve, 25th – Christmas, 26th – St Stephen’s (Boxing) Day, 27th, 28th – Childermas Day, 29th, 30th, 31st – Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve).

 

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