Saint Andrew's Day

Saint Andrew's Day
Henryk Siemiradzki. St. Andrew's Night – Fortune-telling, 1867
Observed byEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church (traditional holy day of precept)
Anglican Communion
Presbyterianism
Patronal feast of Scotland
TypeReligious
National (in Scotland and Romania)
CelebrationsBank holiday (in Scotland, in Romania)
Date30 November (Western/Eastern Christianity)
FrequencyAnnual
Saint Andrew as patron saint of Scotland. Sculpture in Washington National Cathedral, Washington D.C.

Saint Andrew's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Andrew or Andermas, is the feast day of Andrew the Apostle. It is celebrated on 30 November. Saint Andrew is the disciple in the New Testament who introduced his brother, the Apostle Peter, to Jesus, the Messiah.