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Saint Andrew's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Andrew or Andermas, is the feast day of Andrew the Apostle. It is celebrated on 30 November. It is celebrated on 30 November. Saint Andrew is the disciple in the New Testament who introduced his brother, the Apostle Peter , to Jesus , the Messiah .
The Saltire (or "Saint Andrew's Cross") is the national flag of Scotland. Saint Andrew (carving c. 1500) in the National Museum of Scotland Traditional stone fireplace in northern England. The carved Saint Andrew's cross in the left-hand wooden post was to prevent witches from flying down the chimney, in Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole.
The Saint Andrew's Day Assembly or the Andermas Assembly (Serbian: Светоандрејска скупштина, romanized: Svetoandrejska skupština) was the name of a Serbian parliament which was in session from 11 December [O.S. 30 November] 1858 (Saint Andrew's Day) to 29 January 1859 in the Great Brewery in Belgrade, Principality of ...
Also the Day of the Romanian Naval Forces since St. Mary is the patron saint of the Navy. 30 November Sfântul Andrei: Saint Andrew's Day: Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Romania. 1 December Ziua Națională a României: National Day of Romania: It celebrates the unification of Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina with the Kingdom of ...
According to Hippolyte of Antioch, (died c. 250 C.E.) in his On Apostles, Origen, in the third book of his Commentaries on the Genesis (254 C.E.), Eusebius of Caesarea in his Church History (340 C.E.), and other sources, like the Usuard's Martyrdom written between 845-865, and Jacobus de Voragine in Golden Legend (c. 1260), Saint Andrew preached in Scythia Minor.
The St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament that officially designates St. Andrew's Day (30 November) to be a bank holiday in Scotland. Background [ edit ]
St Andrew's Day, 30 November, is the national day with the St. Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007, designating the day to be an official bank holiday. [45] Tartan is a specific woven textile pattern that often signifies a particular Scottish clan, as featured on a kilt.
Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran ; Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Barbados from the United Kingdom in 1966; National Day (Benin) Regina Mundi Day (South Africa) Saint Andrew's Day [93] Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations) [94]