(Ireland, Scotland) The last three days of March, supposed in Scottish and Irish folklore to have been borrowed by March from April, and to be especially stormy.
(Ireland, Scotland) The last three days of March, supposed in Scottish and Irish folklore to have been borrowed by March from April, and to be especially stormy.
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(UK, _, &, _, Ireland, informal) , the fourth Sunday of Lent, a moveable feast three weeks before Easter, used as a day in honor of mothers in some Commonwealth countries.
(Scotland) April Fools' Day.
The traditional Scottish name for April Fools' Day, literally meaning 'hunt the gowk' — where 'gowk' is the Scots word for a cuckoo, used figuratively for a fool. In Scottish folk tradition, the day was celebrated by sending people on fool's errands or delivering mock messages that read 'Hunt the gowk another mile,' instructing the recipient to pass the note on and continue the joke. The custom reflects a rich tradition of ritual foolery that predates the more generic April Fools' Day label.
(Scotland, obsolete) yesterday.