Although the referred holiday itself falls only on the first day of the following month, old calendars name the 10th month of the year as All Saints’ Month. The Church – similarly to May –, dedicates this month to the honor of Virgin Mary.
On October 7 is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. According to the people of Rye Island, the Holy Rosary recited on this day provides a guaranteed help both spiritually and financially.
On the next day, on the 8th, the Hungarian Church celebrates the Day of Our Lady of Hungary. The Hungarians have been honoring Virgin Mary since the time of king St. Stephan. During the millennium (1896) XIII. Pope Leo allowed this celebration exclusively for Hungary. According to folk observations, if the sun shines all day on this holiday, we will also have a lot of sunshine in the spring of the following year.
October 20 is the feast of Vendel (St. Wendelinus). According to his legend Vendel was an Irish prince commissioned to a farmer as a Roman pilgrim to serve him as a shepherd. This is why he is considered the patron saint of shepherds. His statue, usually depicting him with a shepherd's staff, embracing a small lamb, was erected at the entrance of almost all villages on Rye Island.
