Tag: Another custom associated with Martinmas is eating goose at a special meal

• November 11—Go Duck, Duck, Goose with Saint Martin

  While Americans traditionally honor veterans on November 11, Europeans celebrate the warrior St. Martin. Also known as Martinmas, it is the day when your goose is cooked. Martinmas grew out of Celtic harvest festivals associated with fire, blood, geese, swallows, horses, and spiders. Martin—Saint and Warrior Martin of Tours (d. 397 AD) was a nobleman…

  Patti M. Walsh

  November 10, 2024

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  Another custom associated with Martinmas is eating goose at a special meal, called the Martinsgans. According to legend, celtic mythology, gossamer, Martinmas, Martinsgans, Schlachtfest, St. Martin, swallows