At Martinmas, 11 November 1791, the Burns family left Ellisland Farm and moved into the town of Dumfries six miles ( 10 km ) away.
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With paper replacing parchment, the name of the traditional Martinmas party, the Wayzgoose, might have been transferred to both papermakers'and printers'parties.
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Also, many mainland European countries tend to recognize Martinmas or St . Martin's Day ( 11 November ), as the first calendar day of winter.
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The Chapter did not challenge his selection, however, and Bishop Dowden suggests that he went to Avignon to receive consecration, returning after Martinmas the same year.
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Edom o Gordon ( or Captain Car ) and his men need shelter from the cold weather of Martinmas and decide to seek it at the house of the Rodes.
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The ballad makes the point that being stubborn can be carried to ludicrous lengths, since by being stubborn they lost their Martinmas puddings and left their persons and household open to crime.
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In the ancient universities, the academic terms were named after Martinmas, Candlemas and Whitsun, and at the University of St Andrews the two semesters continue to be named Martinmas and Candlemas.
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In the ancient universities, the academic terms were named after Martinmas, Candlemas and Whitsun, and at the University of St Andrews the two semesters continue to be named Martinmas and Candlemas.
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Another plausible origin is a more general word for a merry-making or feast, reputedly referring to the grand goose-feast annually held at Waes, in Brabant, at Martinmas.
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She was very involved with the DuSable Museum for African American History, founding its writers workshop and, after King's assassination, its annual Martinmas Day celebration of King's life.
