As a parallel and not *quite* off-topic usage of the 'saint' prefix,
here in High Wycombe it used to be the custom for the chairmakers to
take Monday off to go out drinking and then work longer hours for the
rest of the week to make the time up - and this was known as Saint
Monday. I *think* there were similar customs in other traditional craft-
based industries too.
James Rattue
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