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  1. In the Christian calendar, the feast of St
  2. Martin, 11 Nov. On this day fairs were
  3. traditionally held, at which farmworkers were
  4. hired. In the Middle Ages it was also the day
  5. on which cattle were slaughtered and salted
  6. for winter consumption.
  7.