St. Martin's Day naming it “Saint Martin” and marking a new discovery for the Western. He arrived on St Martin’s Day, November 11th 1493 It is a public holiday on both sides to commemorate this event. St Martin’s Day was an important medieval autumn feast, and the custom of eating goose spread to Sweden from France. In early November, geese are ready for slaughter, and on St. Martin's Eve (Mårtensafton), November 10, it is time for the traditional dinner of roast goose. The custom is particularly popular in Skåne in southern Sweden, where goose farming has long been practised, but it has gradually
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