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December 21st, St. Thomass Day, a day for begging before Christmas.
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Mumping Day
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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
