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Plough Monday

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Also known as Lort Monday or Plow Monday. First Monday after the feast of the Epiphany, upon which alms were formerly offered to God for the good of the Church and to obtain a blessing on the land which was ploughed at that time.

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Entry for 'Plough Monday'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​p/plough-monday.html. 1910.
 
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