Every year on November 11, Saint Martin\u2019s Day is celebrated. This church festival is also referred to as Saint Martin\u2019s Feast.<\/p>\n
Depending on the community or region where you live, there are different rites connected to this festival. Among them are St. Martin\u2019s songs, St. Martin\u2019s processions and in some families, a goose is served as a feast \u2013 the so-called St. Martin\u2019s Goose.<\/p>\n
But who was this Martin and why is he called Saint Martin or, more precisely, why is he a saint?
\nOn this picture from the Middle Ages, Saint Martin is once depicted as a young soldier and once, on the right, as the bishop of the city of Tours, which he was ordained later as an older man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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