Wren Day

专有名词
/ˈɹɛn ˌdeɪ/    /ˈɹɛn ˌdeɪ/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A custom on December 26 where people, especially boys, hunt a wren (originally a live bird, and now a fake one) and parade it upon a decorated pole for prosperity in the coming year. Ireland,Newfoundland,Wales

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *wrandijô
Proto-West Germanic *wrandijō
Old English wrenna
Middle English wrenne
English wren
Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-?
Proto-Germanic *dagaz
Proto-West Germanic *dag
Old English dæġ
Middle English day
English day
English Wren Day
From wren + day.
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