The Ice Saints is the name given to St. Mamertus, St. Pancras, and St. Servatus in Hungarian, German, Austrian, and Swiss folklore. They are so named because their feast days fall on the days of May 11, May 12, and May 13 respectively. The period from May 12 to May 15 was noted to bring a brief spell of colder weather in the Northern Hemisphere under the Julian Calendar. With the change to the Gregorian Calendar, however, the equivalent days would be May 19–May 22.
In Poland, the Ice Saints are St. Pancras, St. Servatus and St. Boniface; St. Boniface's feast day falling on May 14. The trio are known collectively as the 'cold gardeners', the three days culminating in 'Zimna Zośka' (Cold Sophia's), the feast day of St. Sophia which falls on May 15/
See also
External links and References
- "The Weather Notebook" radio transcript. Accessed 20 April 2007.
- McUniverse: The "Ice Saints" research. Accessed 20 April 2007.
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