{"id":10301,"date":"2026-11-11T00:41:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T05:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/?p=10301"},"modified":"2026-11-11T00:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T05:42:21","slug":"martinmas-the-close-of-hollowtide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/martinmas-the-close-of-hollowtide\/","title":{"rendered":"Martinmas: The Close of Hallowtide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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November 11 brings Martinmas, St. Martin’s Day. It is the bookend to Hallowe\u2019en, closing our annual season of remembrance. The connection may have something to do with the Celtic New Year\u2013\u2013Samhain\u2013\u2013which, over the centuries, melded and evolved into the Hallowe\u2019en celebrations we know today. November 11 also happens to be the old style date of Samhain. Winter, by the almanac, is still several weeks away, but by traditional reckoning of time, it is Martinmas that marks its full onset. It is, as well, the day to taste the first of the young wines that were put in barrels in September. And in Germany, it is a night of parading with homemade paper St. Martin lanterns, illuminating the darkness.<\/p>\n

Here is a good read for Martinmas: It is the Convivio Dispatch<\/strong><\/a> that came out the day before Hallowe’en. I’d be honored if you’ll read it. From us to you: A happy Martinmas.<\/p>\n

ADVENT CALENDARS<\/strong>
\nNow\u2019s the time to order Advent calendars and candles! Our calendars are all from Germany (with a few from England); our candles are from Sweden and the UK. Click here to get to our online catalog!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

COME SEE US!<\/strong>
\nAt the shop this Sunday it’s our second Noise Brunch, which is not brunch at all but an afternoon of experimental music. Free to attend! Stay for a while or stay for the full three hours; the Noise Brunch runs from 1 to 4 PM this Sunday, November 15. The shop is at 1110 North G Street in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n

Find us on Friday November 20, Saturday November 21, and Sunday November 22 at the Scandinavian Christmas Market<\/strong><\/a> in Lantana. And our Advent Market<\/b> is happening Thanksgiving Weekend at the shop, on Saturday November 28 & Sunday November 29 from 11 to 4 each day. Enjoy homemade Christmas cookies and our own Horn & Hardart Automat Coffee while you shop. More markets to come, both in the shop and at local pop-ups!<\/p>\n

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November 11 brings Martinmas, St. Martin’s Day. It is the bookend to Hallowe\u2019en, closing our annual season of remembrance. The connection may have something to do with the Celtic New Year\u2013\u2013Samhain\u2013\u2013which, over the centuries, melded and evolved into the Hallowe\u2019en celebrations we know today. November 11 also happens to be the old style date of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10301"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10301"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10306,"href":"http:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10301\/revisions\/10306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.conviviobookworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}