Some French I knew followed this and received gifts(IIRC) --or at least they referenced these things as the source of their names --they did not ignore their actual birthdays though.
Indeed. I had no idea it was so exotic.
It’s kinda of a old people thing. It’s associated with your name a specific saint for it. ( multiple saint are named James or John or Anthony, your name day is specifically for one of them. Anthony of Assisi is not the same day as Anthony of Padou and so on on so forth.)
You usually get a card from your religious grandma and a 20$ bill.
You usually get a card from your religious grandma and a 20$ bill.