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June 9, 2009

My Name Day

Filed under: Culture — Diana Condolo @ 6:51 pm

Italians often celebrate Joe’s name day, in honour of St. Joseph. They get together and have pastries with coffee, maybe even giving gifts. Joe isn’t the only name day, however. Diana has a name day because there is a St. Diana. There is some dispute as to when to actually celebrate the name day. Here is what I found:
* January 4th is celebrated in the Czech Republic in honor of the name Diana.
* January 29th is celebrated in Sweden in honor of the name Diana.
* February 24th is celebrated in Latvia in honor of the name Diana.
* June 9th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of Bl. Diana.
* July 1st is celebrated in Slovakia in honor of the name Diana.
* August 13th is celebrated in Lithuania and Poland in honor of the name Diana.
* September 18th is celebrated in Hungary in honor of the name Diana.
* September 23rd is celebrated in Estonia in honor of the name Diana.
* September 26th is celebrated in Latvia in honor of the name Diana.

And another site states that the date is June 10—in honor of St. Diana of Andalò of Bologna.

So which day should I celebrate my name day? Should I mark my calendar and celebrate all those dates, because one can never have enough celebration!

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One Response to “My Name Day”

  1. Miriam Says:

    IS THERE A NAME DAY FOR EVERY NAME THERE EVER WAS? VERY DOUBTFUL.

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