| 单词 | collop monday |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCollop Monday Collop Monday n. English regional (northern and east midlands) (now chiefly historical) the day before Shrove Tuesday, on which bacon and eggs were traditionally eaten.ⓘCelebration of Collop Monday had ceased in most areas by the end of the 19th century, with the exception of Meltham in Huddersfield (see quots. 1939 and 2018). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Sunday before Lent > [noun] > period following > first week of > Sunday, Monday, Tuesday of > Monday in Shrove Mondayc1450 merry Monday1565 Fat Monday1585 Shrift Monday1587 Collop Monday1614 1614 Memorandum Bk. R. Cholmeley of Brandsby (1988) 75 March 6 Warrener's account..this Collop monday 1613 of all the connyes kylled. 1762 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 6) III. 270 The Monday preceding Fastens Even..called every-where in the North Collop Monday, from an immemorial Custom there of dining that Day on Eggs and Collops. 1842 Yorks. Gaz. 27 Aug. 7/4 About a fortnight before collop-Monday..the defendant fixed the following Monday as the day for his marriage with her sister. 1939 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times 24 Feb. 4/2 Old customs are kept up at Meltham, Huddersfield. For the fifty-ninth year in succession, Collop Monday was celebrated by the distribution of new pennies to the children. 2018 @jayceb19 7 May in twitter.com (accessed 23 June 2021) [in response to Anyone know if Collop Monday is still celebrated in Meltham?] My gran used to talk about Collop Monday and I remember Mrs Woodhead giving out sweets when I was younger but not aware that anything has been celebrated in recent years. < as lemmas |
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