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Saint Stephen's Day
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English
Pronunciation
en /seɪnt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/ /sənt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/ RP,GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Saint Stephen's Day.wav Southern England
en Saint Ste phen's Day
Proper noun
Saint Stephen's Day ~ s
en St. Stephen's Day.
en Stephen M. Crotts Saint Nicholas Speaks Lima, Oh. C.S.S. Publishing Company 1991 17 https://books.google.com/books?id=s7J13CguEh4C&pg=PA4 978-1-55673-399-4 "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.
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en Christmas Holidays