Saint Stephen's Day of late risers and female servants. The ceremony reputedly brought good luck. Saint Stephen's Day (') on 26 December is a traditional Catalan holiday. It is celebrated right after Christmas, with a big meal including '. These are stuffed with the ground remaining meat from the ', turkey, or ' of the previous day. Saint Stephen's Day (") is marked as part of its shared culture across the Rhine River with Germany. "" is a public holiday in mainly Catholic Austria. In the Archdiocese of Vienna, the day of patron saint Saint Stephen is even celebrated on a Sunday within
St. Nicholas of Myra, South Ockendon St. Nicholas of Myra, South Ockendon St Nicholas of Myra is a Grade I listed parish church in South Ockendon, Essex, England, 20 miles east of London and 8 miles south-east of Romford. It stands on the south side of the green in the middle of the village as it has done for 860 years. The church is dedicated to St Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (now Demre in modern Turkey) in the 4th century; a signatory of the Nicene Creed; patron saint of Russia and Greece, and of children, merchants, pawnbrokers, sailors, scholars and travellers. St Nicholas is part of