[Loch-Ruadh] Opentyde

[Terry Sikes]

Yes, it gets it's name from the "tyde" of young men that usually left town at that time of year to live in the open, and thus avoid being married.  

Madelina de Lindesay <lymadelina at earthlink.net> wrote:>From my "forgotten English" page a day calendar:

Opentyde - "in medieval times, a period for wedding that continued through Ash Wednesday."

And from the internet:

"Opentyde - Marriages were commonly performed between the Feast of the Epiphany through Ash Wednesday", found at: http://www.rencentral.com/celebrations/jan2001cal.shtml

interesting....

--Madelina
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