Plough Monday

noun

1. the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house

Example Sentences

Originally it was held on the Tuesday following Plough Monday - the first Monday after Twelfth Night.

From BBC

"In the early days, a lot of people followed it about, including Morris Men. One man came up from Kent every year and even wrote a book on the history of Morris Men and Plough Monday," Mr Robinson said.

From BBC

A village is due to mark 50 years since it revived the ancient rural tradition of Plough Monday.

From BBC

The Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Peterborough, Fri to 16 Jan Poets, folk dancers, storytelling, a Cajun party and the burning of a giant straw man mark the traditional folk festival for Plough Monday.

From The Guardian

For the first time in 300 years, the British festival of Plough Monday was being celebrated.

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