The Regency Calendar
With servants' wages due on the quarter days, hiring fairs at Michaelmas, and the family gallivanting to London for the Season then planning the Harvest Home at their country seats, the Regency housekeeper had to keep a close eye on the calendar. The Regency Calendar In England and Wales, the Regency calendar was divided by four 'quarter days' corresponding roughly to the seasons. These are the quarter days referred to in most Regency-set novels. In Scotland and some areas of Northern England, the Celtic calendar was used, with the quarter days: Candlemas, Whitsunday, Lammas, and [...]
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