Saints Peter and Paul · Eyd-e Petros va Polos

Culture of origin: Christian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Australia (national) · Canada (federal) · Christianity · Eastern Orthodox (new calendar) · France · Germany (nationwide) · United Kingdom (England and Wales) · United States (federal)

The feast honours the apostles Peter and Paul, held to have been martyred in Rome under Nero, and is of ancient origin. It is a solemnity and a holy day of obligation in the Latin Church and the feast of Rome's patron saints. It is a public holiday in Malta, where it is the harvest festival of L-Imnarja, in Peru and in parts of Switzerland.