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Saint Martin's Day or Martinmas (obsolete: Martlemas), and historically called Old Halloween or Old Hallowmas Eve, is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours and is celebrated in the liturgical year on 11 November.
Feb 22, 1985 · Martin's Day: Directed by Alan Gibson. With Richard Harris, Lindsay Wagner, James Coburn, Justin Henry. Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert takes a twelve-year-old as hostage. Soon, this kid, begins to admire "Stech" for his cheeky pranks against society and his desperate mission to make dreams come true.
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- Drama
- Alan Gibson
- 1985-02-22
Martin's Day is a 1985 American drama film directed by Alan Gibson. It stars Richard Harris and Lindsay Wagner. [1] Synopsis. The film follows an escaped convict named Martin who kidnaps a boy, also named Martin, while trying to flee via plane.
St. Martin’s Day, observed on November 11, is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours, a baptized Roman soldier who became the bishop of a French town. He’s known for cutting his cloak in half to share it with a beggar during a snowstorm. On the same night, he dreamed of Jesus, dressed in a half-cloak, saying to angels, “Here is Martin ...
- Why is St. Martin’s day celebrated?The feast honors Saint Martin’s life and the end of the agricultural year and harvest.
- Why are there lanterns on St. Martin’s Day?It is typical for children to make lanterns and participate in the procession of paper lanterns in honor of St. Martin. Some speculate that the lan...
- What happens on St. Martin’s Day?In the parades, young children walk down the streets with candle-lit lanterns and sing Martin songs praising the saint’s generosity.
There is a traditional German custom that has a few things in common with Halloween: Martinstag (St. Martin’s Day, Martinsmas). Although they are very different celebrations, the Catholic Martinstag observance on 11 November includes costumes and a lantern procession for children.
On November 11 each year, thousands of young and old celebrate St. Martin’s Day, especially in the predominantly catholic areas of the Rhineland and Southern Germany. German children, some with their parents, carry candle-lit lanterns and sing ‘lantern songs’ in the processional celebration of the saint.
