The Wombat File Is Yours to Keep: The Friday Quiz: Even more dated than usual

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The Friday Quiz: Even more dated than usual

It falls on May 11 this year (in some places -- June 22 in others). Its most widely-known name comes from a translation, from one language to another, of an instruction for how many days to count to calculate when this holiday falls. The name for the day customary in Iceland and England is possibly In Italy, it is traditionally marked with a scattering of rose petals, while in Poland and in the Ukraine it is associated with the color green.

What is the day typically called in the U.S.? What about England? What do the rose petals represent?

First correct answer posted to comments wins a chocolate wombat -- hollow, like the Wombat's promises. No Googling or arranging a lost weekend in Rekyavik or Kiev for "research" purposes. One guess per comment, but comment as often as you like.

P.S. Final answer to part b of part one of last week's quiz: The Yazoo river.

Posted by BT on March 21, 2008 11:23 AM | Permalink

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(a) Mother's Day.
(b) Mothering Sunday.
(c) Mary cleaning up the blood of Jesus?

Posted by: gavinedwards | March 21, 2008 11:51 AM

Nope.

Posted by: BT | March 21, 2008 11:54 AM

Beltane?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | March 21, 2008 12:33 PM

Cinqo de Mayo?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | March 21, 2008 12:34 PM

"Nope" as in "that's all wrong" or as in "I require all three parts of the answer to be correct before I will validate your parking"?

(I'm guessing the former, but every now and then you apply the latter rules.)

Posted by: gavinedwards | March 21, 2008 12:57 PM

Also, what's the end of the sentence about England and Iceland?

Posted by: gavinedwards | March 21, 2008 02:24 PM

Darn it.

I meant "Nope" as in all wrong, and "The name for the day customary in Iceland and England is possibly related to vestements worn in connection with the day."

Posted by: BT | March 21, 2008 02:45 PM

Pentecost
Pentecauste?
The fecundity of flowers?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | March 21, 2008 04:28 PM

Pentecost is right -- congratulations to bootsy!

The other two parts of the question remain unanswered.

Posted by: BT | March 21, 2008 04:37 PM

2. St. Swiven's Day
3. The tongues of flame appearing over the disciples heads

Posted by: Jonathan | March 25, 2008 11:25 PM

2. Wuthering Heights
3. drops of martyrs' blood

Posted by: Jonathan | March 26, 2008 10:56 PM