| LC control no. | sh 85116618 |
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| LC classification | GT4995.S73 |
| Topical heading | Saint Stephen's Day |
| Variant(s) | Day of the Wren Feast of Saint Stephen Feast of St. Stephen St. Stephen's Day Wren's Day |
| See also | Holidays |
| Found in | Wikipedia, Aug. 22, 2011: St. Stephen's Day (St. Stephen's Day, or the Feast of St. Stephen, is a Christian saint's day celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in the Eastern Church. Many Eastern Orthodox churches adhere to the Julian calendar and mark St. Stephen's Day on 27 December according to that calendar, which places it on 9 January of the Gregorian calendar used in secular contexts. It commemorates St Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr. It is an official public holiday in Austria, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Norway, Romania, Serbia, Sweden and Poland. The date is also a Public Holiday in those countries that celebrate Boxing Day on the day instead/as well. In Irish, it is called Lá Fhéile Stiofán or Lá an Dreoilín -- the latter translates literally as another English name used, the Day of the Wren or Wren's Day) Boxing Day (In Ireland, it is recognized as St Stephen's Day or the Day of the Wren (Irish: Lá an Dreoilín)) |
| Not found in | Web. 3, c2002 |
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