NURSE:“…—And yet, to my teeth be it spoken, I have but four—She is not fourteen. How long is it now To Lammastide? LADY CAPULET:“A fortnight and odd days.” NURSE:“Even or odd, of all days in the year,Come Lammas-eve at night shall she be fourteen.” Romeo & Juliet . 1.3
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Juliet’s birthday is generally accepted to be July 31 or August 1, which is also Lammas, a traditionalharvest celebration.