What is the better known name of St Sylvester's Day?
Pope Sylvester I liturgical feast of Saint Sylvester is on 31 December, the day of his burial in the Catacomb of Priscilla. This is the last day in the year and, accordingly, in German-speaking countries and in some others close to them, New Year's Eve is known as "Silvester". In other countries, too, the day is usually referred to as "Saint Sylvester's Day" or the "Feast of Saint Sylvester". In São Paulo, Brazil, a long-distance running event called the "Saint Silvester Road Race" occurs every year on 31 December. The "Donation of Constantine" is a document fabricated in the second half of the
Sylvester the Cat Bunny Birthday Blowout", "Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage", "", "The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2", "", "", and "". The name "Sylvester" is a play on "Felis silvestris", the scientific name for the wild cat species (domestic cats like Sylvester, though, are actually "Felis catus"). Sylvester was not named until Chuck Jones gave him the name Sylvester, which was first used in "Scaredy Cat". Although the character was named Sylvester in later cartoon shorts (beginning with 1948's "Scaredy Cat"), he was called "Thomas" in his first appearance with Tweety Bird in "Tweetie Pie", most likely as a reference to a male