concept
Name Day
name day
also: день ангела
In Russian custom, the feast day of the saint one is named for, celebrated much like a birthday; the story's hostess happens to have hers fall on New Year's Eve.
Reading notes
- Ferment of Minds §75 Purov has his name day
The feast day of the saint after whom a person is named, traditionally celebrated like a birthday in Russia; here it is the reason the police chief exempts Purov's men from the arrest log.
- Gooseberries §35 name day
In Russian custom, the feast day of the saint one is named for, celebrated much like a birthday; Nikolai Ivanych marks his with a church thanksgiving service followed by vodka for the peasants, playing the benevolent squire.
- Rogues Despite Themselves §2 name day
In Russian custom, the feast day of the saint one is named for, celebrated with the warmth of a birthday and often more elaborately; here it happens to fall on New Year's Eve.
- At the Marshal's Widow's §1 the holy martyr Tryphon
St. Tryphon's feast day (February 1, Old Style) doubles here as the name day of the deceased Tryphon Zavzyatov, giving the annual memorial service its fixed date on the calendar.