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September 29

September 29

3.8
A church feast day in England, Wales, and Ireland celebrating the angel Michael and marking a traditional quarter day
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : 29 de septiembre
  • September 29 is a quarter day when landlords often expect rent to be paid in England.
  • Sept. 29 - Oct.

Examples

  • Many people rent spaces for celebrations on September 29, marking the important day of Michaelmas.

  • September 29 is celebrated as September 29 in England and honors the archangel Michael.

  • Rent payments and other contracts were often due on September 29 in historical Britain.

  • The church held a special service on September 29 to celebrate the feast of St Michael.

  • Universities traditionally begin their first term around September 29, also known as Michaelmas.

  • We celebrate September 29 as Michaelmas.

  • What events are planned for September 29?

Synonyms

Michaelmas
vsSeptember 29
  • UK
9.9

A Christian festival on September 29 that honours the angel Michael and marks a traditional day when rents were due

is the civil day used as a quarter day for payments and obligations
Michaelmas Day
vsSeptember 29
  • UK
8.9

A church feast day on September 29th celebrating the angel Michael

is the present day still marked as a quarter day honoring the archangel

Surface Forms

September 29 singular
September 29 plural

Morphology

September + 29

Although the phrase literally denotes the calendar date (so learners will understand the day), the specific meaning 'Michaelmas' and its status as a quarter day is a cultural/historical association that cannot be predicted from 'September' + '29'. A B1 learner who knows the constituent words would recognize the date but would not infer the festival/official significance, so the expression is not transparently compositional.

Etymology

September 29 is the old feast day of the archangel Michael, called Michaelmas. In England, Wales, and Ireland this church day became a regular 'quarter day' when rent and legal accounts were due and universities often began their term, so the date came to mean the time for those payments and the start of the school year.