In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LAMMAS
Lammas, Lammas Day, August
(noun) commemorates Saint Peter’s miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Lam"mas, n. Etym: [AS. hlammesse, hlafmæsse, loaf mass, bread feast, or feast of first fruits; hlaf loaf + mæsse mass. See Loaf, and Mass religious service.]
Definition: The first day of August; -- called also Lammas day, and Lammastide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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