29th September in the traditional calendar is Michaelmas, so expect all those who go on about British history to be speaking out.
It’s a quarter day, that is when rent is due but its also a feast day. Goose is eaten and much beer is drunk.
It is also again according to tradition the last day on which blackberries can be picked
In Medieval times there was an attempt to hold it on the first Sunday of October (not a working day) but this failed not least because drinking beer in Church while paying homage to the Saints was frowned upon
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