| 单词 | simnel sunday |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSimnel Sunday Simnel Sunday n. chiefly English regional (Lancashire) Mothering Sunday (Mid-Lent Sunday), so called because of the cakes that were traditionally given as gifts on this day. ΚΠ 1822 J. Ray Let. 22 Mar. in H. Hunt Corr.: Lett. & Addr. Radical Reform 8 Apr. 20 Midlent Sunday, or (as it was formerly called by the Catholics) the Sunday of refreshment, and now denominated by the inhabitants of this town [sc. Bury] Simnel Sunday, is the principal festival that is kept here. 1843 Manch. Times 22 Apr. 6/6 Upwards of twenty publicans, residing in or near Eccles, were summoned to the New Bailey..for keeping their houses open during the hours of divine service on mid-lent or simnel Sunday. 1954 Manch. Guardian 29 Mar. 1/6 Simnel cake and mulled ale were ‘on the house’ at the Fairfield Inn, Bury, yesterday, as a reminder..of Simnel Sunday. 1990 Times 24 Mar. 45/4 In rural areas it [sc. Mothering Sunday] is still sometimes called Simnel Sunday. < as lemmas |
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