In British and Irish tradition, the quarter days were the four dates on which servants were hired, and rents and rates were due. They fell on four religious festivals roughly three months apart. The text or formatting below is generated by a template which has been proposed for deletion. ...

The English quarter days (also observed in Wales) are: National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ...

• Lady Day (March 25)
• Midsummer Day (June 24)
• Michaelmas (September 29)
• Christmas (December 25)

Lady Day was also the first day of the year in the British Empire until 1752. The British tax year still starts on 'Old' Lady Day (6 April under the Gregorian calendar corresponded to 25 March under the Julian calendar). In the Christian calendar, Lady Day is the Feast of the Annunciation (25 March) and the first of the four traditional Irish Quarter days and English quarter days. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Midsummer celebration, Åmmeberg, Sweden Midsummer is the period of time centered upon the summer solstice. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... In the Christian calendar, Michaelmas (pronounced /mI.k@l. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A fiscal year or financial year is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial reports in businesses and other organizations. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar widely used in the Western world. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, taking force in 45 BC or 709 ab urbe condita. ...

The Irish quarter days were observed on the same days as in England. They are no longer generally observed.

The Scottish quarter days are: Scottish Term Days were relevant to the people of Scotland in the Middle Ages. ...

• Candlemas (February 2)
• Whitsunday (May 15)
• Lammas (August 1)
• Martinmas (November 11).

The Term & Quarter Days (Scotland) Act 1990 redefined these dates, at least in official use, as the 28th day of February, May, August and November respectively. Candlemas is the last festival in the Christian year that is dated by reference to Christmas; subsequent holidays are calculated with reference to Easter, so Candlemas marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The term Whitsunday may refer to: The Sunday of the feast of Whitsun or Pentecost in the Christian calendar, observed 50 days after Easter. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... In English-speaking countries August 1 is Lammas Day, or loaf-mass day, the festival of the first wheat harvest of the year, on which day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... In the Christian calendar, Martinmas, or November 11 is the feast of Saint Martin of Tours and one of the Scottish quarter days. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ...

The significance of quarter days is now limited, although leasehold payments and rents for business premises in England are often still due on the old English quarter days.

The cross-quarter days derive from the Celtic calendar. They are Candlemas, May Day (May 1), Lammas, and All Hallows (November 1). A cross-quarter day is a day falling halfway between one of the four main solar events (two solstices and two equinoxes) and the next one. ... Candlemas is the last festival in the Christian year that is dated by reference to Christmas; subsequent holidays are calculated with reference to Easter, so Candlemas marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. ... May Day is a name for various holidays celebrated on May 1 (or in the beginning of May). ... In English-speaking countries August 1 is Lammas Day, or loaf-mass day, the festival of the first wheat harvest of the year, on which day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop. ... This article is about the Christian holiday. ...