Silvester
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Silvester or Sylvester (also spelled szilveszter, sylvester or sylwester) is used in some countries as a name for New Year's Eve, including Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland and Slovenia.
The origin of the name is Saint Sylvester's Day in the Roman Catholic Church,[1] named after Pope Sylvester I,[2] who died on 31 December 335.
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- ^ Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate his feast day on 2 January.
- ^ A History of New Years
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