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Name Day History |
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Name
days stem from celebrations or festivals
held to celebrate Saints, these dates
were chosen by the relevant church
that had declared the person a Saint
and as they were often only referred
to by a single name then the festival
became known as that particular name's
day hence name day
The popular custom of celebrating your name day is wide spread across Europe and the middle east it's rise can be traced back to people's desire to have the occasional party and with literacy being constrained to clergy and similar scribes then people would not know the date unless informed via this route hence if your saint name was being celebrated then why not push the boat out!
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