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St Martin's Day

Roast goose and the first wine of the year, at the end of the farming season.

painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Photo: Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

What is eaten for St Martin's Day

The feast of St Martin on 11 November once marked the end of the farm year and the start of a winter fast. Legend says Martin hid among geese to avoid being made a bishop and their noise gave him away, so goose is the dish of the day in Germany, Austria, the Czech lands and southern Sweden. Children walk with lanterns and are given sweet bread figures. Poznań in Poland bakes croissants filled with white poppy seed. In Portugal people roast chestnuts and taste the new wine.

The dishes

Roast gooseThe Martinmas dish, with red cabbage and dumplings.StutenkerlSweet bread figure given to children.St. Martin's croissantPoznań croissant filled with white poppy seed.Roasted chestnutsEaten at the Portuguese magusto.JeropigaSweet fortified drink taken with chestnuts in Portugal.
About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "St. Martin's Day" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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