A little out of season - St Martin's Day being 11th November - but I came across this phrase today whilst listening to my new Agatha Christie - Halloween Party BBC audio play CD. A St Martin's Summer is now what we call in England an Indian Summer, or an unusually warm spell before winter. This older phrase seems to have fallen out of use. So a little 'Googling' came up with this picture and for the fact that in some European countries, the feast of St Martin has some festivities similar to Halloween including the making of lanterns. So an interesting snippet especially since my local church is dedicated to St Martin!
Sunday 20th May 2012
