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Michaelmas (/ ˈ m ɪ k əl m ə s / MIK-əl-məs; also known as the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels) is a Christian festival observed in many Western Christian liturgical calendars on 29 September, and on 8 November in the Eastern Christian traditions.
The public image of the eponymous protagonist, Laurent Michaelmas, is that of a world-renowned newsman. In fact, Michaelmas controls world events just as much as he reports them. His means of influence is an immensely powerful self-aware artificial intelligence called Domino, which originated as a modest telephony appliance in Michaelmas' youth.
Michaelmas (/ ˈ m ɪ k əl m ə s / MIK-əl-məs) term is the first academic term of the academic year in a number of English-speaking universities and schools in the northern hemisphere, especially in the United Kingdom. Michaelmas term derives its name from the Feast of St Michael and All Angels, which falls on 29 September. The term runs ...
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Michaelmas Mr T. Sheepshanks Trinity 1821 Lent Mr E. Strutt: Trinity 1821 Easter Mr J. Punnett Clare: 1821 Michaelmas Mr J. Furnival Queens' 1822 Lent Mr C. Austin: Jesus 1822 Easter Mr C. Villiers: St John's 1822 Michaelmas Mr W. H. Ord: Trinity 1823 Lent Mr W. Blunt King's: 1823 Easter Mr G. O. Townsend King's 1823 Michaelmas Mr J. J ...
French courts do not sit in a formal term structure, [9] although the practice of vacances judiciaires (legal vacations) between July and the end of August, in late December around Christmas and New Year's and, to a lesser extent, [10] Easter, mean that courts often do not sit to hear non-urgent business during those times, [11] [12] creating ...
Comus (A Masque Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634) is a masque in honour of chastity written by John Milton.It was first presented on Michaelmas 1634 before John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater at Ludlow Castle in celebration of the Earl's new post as Lord President of Wales.
When the Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1752 and eleven days dropped from that year, events associated with the end of the harvest moved eleven days later to 10 October. This date is known as "Old Michaelmas Day" and since 1752 was the date of the mop fairs. Although many towns continue to hold mop fairs to this day, traditional hiring fairs ...