she is not celebrated as a saint. she does have her day (dec 13), but it is a remnant from our catholic past. :)
if you're lucky, you'll get cake, and if you are super lucky and an only child, you get presents. it's more a thing when people say "oh, happy nameday" and that's it. I find it charming, though, and like to make as much as possible out of it - perhaps it is a way for me to preserve my scandinavian-ness while in exile!
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Date: 2006-01-31 07:28 pm (UTC)if you're lucky, you'll get cake, and if you are super lucky and an only child, you get presents. it's more a thing when people say "oh, happy nameday" and that's it. I find it charming, though, and like to make as much as possible out of it - perhaps it is a way for me to preserve my scandinavian-ness while in exile!