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St. Martin's Day

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by bleeding it. The blood was collected and sprinkled on the four corners of the house. Also in Ireland, no wheel of any kind was to turn on St. Martin's Day, because Martin was said by some people to have been thrown into a mill stream and killed by the wheel and so it was not right to turn any kind
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Goose is eaten at Martinmas in most places. There is a legend that St Martin, when trying to avoid being ordained bishop, hid in a pen of geese whose cackling gave him away. Once a key medieval autumn feast, a custom of eating goose on the day spread to Sweden from France. It was primarily observed
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or St. Martin's Croissants. Legend has it that this centuries-old tradition commemorates a Poznań baker's dream which had the saint entering the city on a white horse that lost its golden horseshoe. The next morning, the baker whipped up horseshoe-shaped croissants filled with almonds, white poppy
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The biggest event in Slovenia is the St. Martin's Day celebration in Maribor which marks the symbolic winding up of all the wine growers' endeavours. There is the ceremonial "christening" of the new wine, and the arrival of the Wine Queen. The square Trg Leona Štuklja is filled with musicians and
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as the first wine of the season. Wine shops and restaurants around Prague pour the first of the St. Martin's wines at 11:11 a.m. Many restaurants offer special menus for the day, featuring the traditional roast goose. Many people bake special St. Martin rolls in a shape of a horseshoe filled
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Opinion: Blood sacrifices involving pigs, sheep or geese were practiced in Ireland well into living memory on Martinmas. ... the custom extended from North Connacht, down to Kerry, and across the midlands and was rarer in Ulster or on the east coast. ... some say the saint met his death by being
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In the Rhineland, the children also go from house to house with their lanterns, sing songs and get candy in return. The origin of the procession of lanterns is unclear. To some, it is a substitute for the Martinmas bonfire, which is still lit in a few cities and villages throughout Europe. It
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is the time when it often starts to snow. St. Martin's Day is the traditional feast day in the run-up to Advent. Restaurants often serve roast goose as well as young wine from the recent harvest known as Svatomartinské víno, which is similar to
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formerly symbolized the light that holiness brings to the darkness, just as St Martin brought hope to the poor through his good deeds. Even though the bonfire tradition is gradually being lost, the procession of lanterns is still practiced.
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In his study "Medieval English Martinmesse: The Archaeology of a Forgotten Festival", Martin Walsh suggests that 'Martinmas' had roots in a pre-Christian festival marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter. In the
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mountainous region, families with young children make lanterns out of painted paper that they carry in a colourful procession up the mountain at night. Some schools organize these events, in particular schools of the Rudolf Steiner
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Varro places the equinoxes and solstices at the midpoints of the seasons ... His dating for the beginnings of the four seasons are as follows: February 7 for spring, May 9 for summer, August 11 for autumn, and November 10 for
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to prepare, at midnight, a table with chestnuts for the deceased family members to eat. The people also mask their faces with the dark wood ashes from the bonfire. A typical Portuguese saying related to Saint Martin's Day:
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associated with it. Marie Trevelyan recorded that if the hooting of an owl was heard on St Martin's Day it was seen as a bad omen for that district. If a meteor was seen, then there would be trouble for the whole nation.
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In Austria, St Martin's Day is celebrated similar to Germany. The nights before and on the night of 11 November, children walk in processions carrying lanterns, which they made in school, and sing Martin songs.
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Martin' or 'skin Martin') appeared at Martinmas until the 19th century. With a black face and wearing a cow bell, he ran about frightening children, and he dealt out blows as well as nuts and apples.
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seeds and nuts, and gave them to the poor. In recent years, competition amongst local patisseries has become fierce. The product is registered under the European Union
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Traditionally, in many parts of Europe, St Martin's Day marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. The feast coincides with the end of the
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regions of Europe, the first wine was ready around the time of Martinmas. Although there was no mention of a link between St Martin and winegrowing by
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is celebrated as a collective festival. It marks the end of the wine-growers’ year. Events include art exhibitions, wine tastings, and live music.
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says that putting to sea is to be avoided as St. Martin rides a white horse across Wexford Bay bringing death by drowning to any who see him.
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by the craftsmen and noblemen of the towns. In the peasant community, not everyone could afford this, so many ate duck or hen instead.
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In Sicily, November is the winemaking season. On the day Sicilians eat anise, hard biscuits dipped into Moscato, Malvasia or Passito.
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and candles, and sing songs about St Martin. Sometimes, a man dressed as St Martin rides on a horse in front of the procession. In
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In the 6th century, church councils began requiring fasting on all days, except Saturdays and Sundays, from Saint Martin's Day to
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on the Sunday nearest to 11 November. Children are given a bag full of fruits and sweets associated with the feast, known by the
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and only a limited number of bakers hold an official certificate. Poznanians celebrate the festival with concerts, parades and a
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This period is also quite popular because of the usual good weather period that occurs in Portugal in this time of year, called
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is an old harvest festival that is celebrated in many European countries and precedes the fasting period of Advent. In the
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Martinmas was traditionally when livestock were slaughtered for winter provision. It may originally have been a time of
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in southern Sweden, where goose farming has long been practised, but it has gradually spread northwards. A proper
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and blesses the wine; this is usually done by the host. Another person is chosen as the godfather of the wine.
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region of Germany. In the fifteenth century, these bonfires were so numerous that the festival was nicknamed
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with nuts or poppy seeds (Svatomartinské rohlíčky). Children walk in processions carrying lanterns.
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vines after watching a goat has been appropriated to St Martin. He is credited with introducing the
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Walsh, Martin (2000). "Medieval English Martinmesse: The Archaeology of a Forgotten Festival".
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In some German and Dutch-speaking towns, there are nighttime processions of children carrying
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as the vestige of an ancient sacrifice to honor the dead and stated that it was tradition in
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In the United States, St. Martin's Day celebrations are uncommon, but are typically held by
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or other early hagiographers, St Martin is widely credited in France with helping to spread
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on them in vats with bare feet, and letting it ferment for several days), or the stronger
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show on Saint Martin's Street. Goose meat dishes are also eaten during the holiday.
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According to Walsh, Martinmas eventually died out in England as a result of the
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grape, from which most of the white wine of western Touraine and Anjou is made.
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communities. Many German restaurants feature a traditional menu with goose and
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Saule, Talis. "Unraveling the mysteries of St. Martin's Day", The Baltic Times
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The nights before and on the eve itself, children walk in processions called
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and singing songs of St Martin. These processions are known in German as
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River valley would be lined with fires on the eve of Martinmas. In the
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A tradition on St Martin's Eve or Day is to share a goose for dinner.
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The traditional sweet of Martinmas in the Rhineland is
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who was baptized as an adult and became a bishop in
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Index


Kermis
Peeter Baltens
16th century
feast day
Saint Martin of Tours
liturgical year
11 November
Middle Ages
early modern period
Germanic-speaking regions
mumming
Laternelaufen
bestow gifts on children
Rhineland
bonfires
Martin of Tours
Roman soldier
Gaul
vision of Jesus Christ
ancient Roman world
Insular Celtic peoples
Samhain
Calan Gaeaf

Octave
Allhallowtide
animal sacrifice
Old English
Blōtmōnaþ

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