- Mumping Day
- Религия: (St. Thomas Day, 21 December, so called because the poor used to go about begging) День попрошаек
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Mumping Day
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Mumping Day — noun December 21st, St. Thomass Day, a day for begging before Christmas … Wiktionary
mumping-day — mumpˈing day noun St Thomas s Day, 21 December, when the poor used to go around begging corn, money, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑mump … Useful english dictionary
thomasing — An annual custom which was found all over England on 21 December (St Thomas s Day) whereby the poor people of a village visited the houses of their better off neighbours requesting food and/or provisions to help them through the winter. What… … A Dictionary of English folklore
