Lammas

Japanese: Lammas

…Hallowmas on November 1st, on the other hand, was a festival to usher in the long, harsh winter and to welcome the spirits of ancestors wandering the mountains and fields to the warm hearth of our homes. These two festivals marked the turning point of the year, and Candlemas on February 2nd and Lammas Day on August 1st were placed between them. In addition to these divisions of the year based on earthly life, a method of dividing the year based on celestial observations was eventually adopted. …

From the Agricultural Calendar

...First, the farmers prepare the vegetable and fruit gardens on the premises, drive the sheep into the stream to wash and shear their wool, and then make hay in the grass fields. The grass fields become communal land after Lammas (August 1), so the farmers rush to work in order to secure as much hay as possible. Around this time, they plough the fallow fields twice. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Lammas" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これに対して，11月1日のハローマスHallowmasは長い厳しい冬を先導する祭りであり，山野を彷徨する先祖の霊を暖かいわが家の炉辺に迎える祭りであった。この二つの祭りは一年の転機を画するものであり，両者の中間に，2月2日のキャンドルマスCandlemasと8月1日のラマス･デーLammas Dayが配置された。このような地上生活による一年の区分に対して，やがて天体の観測を通して一年を区分する方法が行われるようになった。…