nimipäiväkalenteri
Nimipäiväkalenteri, or name day calendar, is a calendar that lists personal names associated with specific dates. It is part of the nimipäivä tradition, most familiar in Finland and in several other European cultures, where individuals celebrate their name day on the day assigned to their given name.
The calendar assigns one or more names to each day of the year. People who share the
Historically, name days derive from the Christian tradition of saints’ feast days, which locale-specific calendars gradually
In contemporary Finland, nimipäiväkalenterit remain a recognizable cultural feature, though the level of celebration varies by