those fires have been spread over almost a fortnight before Martinmas (Martinstag). At one time, the Rhine River valley would be lined with fires on the...

[pɔ̃ sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃] ; Valdôtain: Pón-Sèn-Marteun or Pón-Sén-Martìn; Walser: Martinstäg or Steg); Piedmontese: Pont San Martìn) is a town and comune in the Aosta...

by many citizens of European countries. Germans call this celebration Martinstag, Englishmen call it Martinmas, Swedish - Mårtensafton, Danes - Mortensdag...