Saint Stephen's Day

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /seɪnt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/, /sənt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/

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• Hyphenation: Saint Ste‧phen's Day

Proper noun

Saint Stephen's Day (countable and uncountable, plural Saint Stephen's Days)

1. Alternative form of St. Stephen's Day.
   • 1991, Stephen M. Crotts, Saint Nicholas Speaks, Lima, Oh.: C.S.S. Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 17:

     "Feeding the Wren" is a custom based on the legend of Saint Stephen, who was hiding in a bush and betrayed to his enemies by a wren. On Saint Stephen's Day, December 26, the young children gather together, obtain a wren, and place it in a cage on top of a bush while they go from door-to-door collecting money which will be used for charity.