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August 1 every year
“In Switzerland they had brotherly love — they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.” So goes Orson Welles’ famous line from The Third Man. But the Swiss will tell you Switzerland has produced much more than the cuckoo clock, the army [...] Today is Laghnasadh Day! Not to be confused with Lasagna Day, which was Tuesday. Also known by its more Christian name, Lammas, aka “Loaf-mas”, Laghnasadh marked the time of year villagers would celebrate the first Harvest, on or around August 1, by baking and sharing bread from the first grain of the season. Lughnasadh is a cross-quarter [...] |
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