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It's just that, in France at least, we have a name attached to each day, usually saints, like Florent, Pierre, Marguerite, ... Here, I've found these English articles in Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_day (sadly, no mention of the french names days here) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_of_Saints The list has been expanded these last years to include names that are not part of the Christian tradition. We usually send wishes or say a kind word to people whose name is the saint of the day. Here is an english website with the french info : http://www.happynameday.com/Country.aspx?Country=French You can see the month of April on this page (French) : http://www.quelprenom.com/fetes.php Other resources give a day for each name, such as (French) : http://offrir-des-fleurs.wifeo.com/f...aiter-en-f.php Last edited by Gaurnim; 04-22-2009 at 06:09 AM. |
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Thank you Gaurnim! I have just spent a very pleasant 10 minutes looking up the names of family and friends.
![]() Name day not a tradition in my family, but I think I will start one. Mine is the 25th July. |
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I found out a few info myself while looking for resources to link to. Thanks for the K. |
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![]() best tradition for saint days : give flowers to the person whose day it is ! it's an old tradition but i like it, even if it is dying out. ![]() |
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it's pretty much a Catholic tradition, so unless that is a strong trad within your family, no surprise it's not a big deal.
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St pshrynk's day: 29 february
patron saint of llamas and genetically altered pandas. |
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yeah sure! why not? maybe even a chance for another toast!
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*is very very afraid of genetically altered pandas*
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Let me guess, St Zelda: patron saint of Avatars?
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as you should be, krisk. as you should be.
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There is no Saint-Yvan. Apparently the name Yvan comes from Jean. I'm not too sure about that being true though. So as a kid my name was celebrated at the Saint-Jean Baptiste on the 24th of june which is the National day of Quebec. One day... ![]() |
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