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Martin |
 | | Martin on a white horse, a beggar and a lot of children with their parents, singing St. Martin`s songs - this is the procession at St. Martin´s eve. |
 | | Martin was born in 316 or 317, son of a Roman officer. |
 | | Martin is patron-saint of countries and soldiers, knights, voyagers, refugees, flsmiths, armourers, herdsmen, beggars, clothmakers, hatmakers, glove-makers, webbers, tanners, taylors, farmers, winegrowers, landlords, millers, tipplers (!) and even animals (horses, dogs, birds). |
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