St. Patrick's Day. Swituna (2 July)
Rain on St.. Swituna bodes 40 rainy days. On this day, tradition calls for donations to be made in the church, which are to plead with the saint, that he would "baptize young apples" with rain. Therefore, the most appropriate drink to celebrate this holiday is exactly apple wine.
St. Switun for a year 852 he was Bishop of Winchester. He also held the position of advisor to King Wessex – Egbert and the tutor of the king's son Ethelwulf. After his death, his remains changed their burial place several times – at the beginning, the tomb of St.. Swituna was located under the walls of the church, then the saint has a tomb inside. Eventually, his coffin was placed in a newly built cathedral, which was destroyed in the Reformation.
