"Martin goose." A festival at which roast goose is eaten. Martin was a monk who lived in Tours and who was so beloved that the people wished him to become a bishop, an honour which he wished to forego. He concealed himself amongst a flock of geese - not the most obviously discreet place I would have thought - and, inevitably, the geese became flustered and revealed his presence. His revenge was to eat a roast goose on the anniversary of this event, 10th November, called Mårtens afton in Sweden. The tradition spread far and wide and is particularly celebrated in the Skåne province of southern Sweden.
