Plough Sunday
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A Plough Sunday gathering outside a village church in
Tickhill, Yorkshire, England
Plough Sunday is a traditional English celebration of the beginning of the agricultural year that has seen some revival over recent years. Plough Sunday celebrations usually involve bringing a ploughshare into a church with prayers for the blessing of the land. It is traditionally held on the Sunday after Epiphany, the Sunday between 7 January and 13 January[1]. Accordingly, work in the fields did not begin until the day after Plough Sunday: Plough Monday.
As well as a ploughshare, in rural areas, it is common for local farmers to attend the service with their tractors - both new and old (see photo).
[edit] References
- ^ "God Speed the Plough". Sherborne Abbey Sermon, Plough Sunday 2005 by Vicar Canon Eric Woods. http://www.sherborneabbey.com/sermons/PloughSunday.shtml.
