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
Church of St. Martin in Valaurie semicircular form inside and pentagonal form outside. Church of St. Martin in Valaurie St. Martin's Church in Valaurie (in French, ) is a Romanesque church located in Valaurie in the French department of Drôme and the Rhône-Alpes region of France. The church dates from the second century. Yet its first foundations date from the fifth century. This parish church was also a place of worship of the priory near the village, just outside Valaurie. The entire building was damaged numerous times, notably by an earthquake in 1934 and during World War II, when the bell was cracked. Its condition has