Saint Stephen's Day

Saint Ste·phen's Day
US, UK/seɪnt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/US, UK/sənt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/

A form of St. Stephen's Day — A Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen the protomartyr (first Christian martyr; died 34 C.E.), falling immediately after Christmas Day (on December 26 in the Western Church and on December 27 in the Eastern Orthodox Church).

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Meanings

proper nounSaint Stephen's Day (countable and uncountable, plural Saint Stephen's Days)

plural Saint Stephen's Days

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of St. Stephen's Day.
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    "Feeding the Wren" is a custom based on the legend of Saint Stephen, who was hiding in a bush and betrayed to his enemies by a wren. On Saint Stephen's Day, December 26, the young children gather together, obtain a wren, and place it in a cage on top of a bush while they go from door-to-door collecting money which will be used for charity.

    1991, Stephen M. Crotts, Saint Nicholas Speaks, Lima, Oh.: C.S.S. Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 17
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