sort of (that's how it is in the orthodox church: in greece, your name day is more important than your birthday), except that there are no saints in the swedish church. :)
in the swedish calendar, every day has two to three names (except for the "big" days, such as adam and eva). emma is july 23 (the day after my birthday, how convenient). kerstin (my first middle name) is july 24 (purely accidental... but annoying). my third name (minerva) has no actual name day, but in the spirit of good socialist equality, there is a day for "all the other names" (ie, non-swedish names) when people who are called ali and giorgos and chen can celebrate. very convenient! :)
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Date: 2006-01-31 07:06 pm (UTC)in the swedish calendar, every day has two to three names (except for the "big" days, such as adam and eva). emma is july 23 (the day after my birthday, how convenient). kerstin (my first middle name) is july 24 (purely accidental... but annoying). my third name (minerva) has no actual name day, but in the spirit of good socialist equality, there is a day for "all the other names" (ie, non-swedish names) when people who are called ali and giorgos and chen can celebrate. very convenient! :)