Today It's All About Me...

...Sainte Celine

Joyeuse Fête à toutes les Celine.

Most catholic countries celebrate saints on different days of the year. France is such a country and I’ve just learned that the Swedish are also celebrating “name’s day” (but not the Norwegian)

A name day is a tradition celebrated in many countries in Europe and Latin America of celebrating on a particular day of the year associated with one's given name. The custom originated with the Catholic and Orthodox calendar of saints, where believers, named after a particular saint, would celebrate that saint's feast day. In many countries, however, there is no longer any explicit connection to Christianity. […]


For example in Finland: Finns celebrate their name days (or nimipäivä) according to their given name on the date given by the calendar published by the University of Helsinki Almanac Office (Almanakkatoimisto). Every day except New Year's Day, Christmas Day and February 29 is a name day. For each day there are names in both Finnish and Swedish; the names are frequently, but not always, cognates.
The Finnish Orthodox Church has its own calendar of name days, corresponding to the feasts of Orthodox saints. In France name days (in French: fête) have long been very important in everyday culture and it's still traditional to give a small gift to a friend or family member on their name day. In Italy, one's name day is referred to as his or her "Onomastico" and is viewed as at least as important as a birthday
The name day tradition never gained ground in Denmark and Norway (Wikipekia)