name day

"I wonder, Princess," he says, "was your own second name day as grand as this?"

Her assistant, Bea, likes to celebrate her name day, as is a common custom in countries across Europe and Latin America, so she works over the Summer bank holiday too.

Whereas birthdays celebrate individuals, name days are collective holidays marked by national calendars, radio stations and news outlets, days when people are feted just for answering to particular appellations.

My heart is filled with love and garbage.Tomorrow, as you may know, is my name day.

In many countries, given names are observed with a “name day,” which is often celebrated in a similar manner to a birthday.