Saint Iban
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Saint Iban is a relatively new annual festival, observed primarily on the first weekend of the new year. Celebrating the story of Saint Yben. Some farmers offered cider to the Saint in hope for good apple harvest <Cider offering>. These Farmers were not only centred in France but also other countries like in holland <Traditions>.[1] There are many ways to pronounce his name, for example Saint Iboan, Saint Diboan, Saint Diboen, Saint Iben, Saint Ibe. But in the Twente regional language this name is written as Diboan and pronounced äs "Iban" .[2]
The holiday is now a days mostly ironically celebrated by Dutch students, who pretend to be one of his cult members. The modernisation of the holiday was first started by a small group of students in the Netherlands, Almelo, who have "met" Saint Diboan.
Origin of the modern holiday[edit]
The story began in the first weekend of the newly year 2019. A group of students visiting the city Almelo in the Netherlands, entered a Döner-shop <Döner kebab> called Massisgrill.[3] Here the group of around 8 students ordered, and sat down waiting for their food. It was at this moment a man stood up from his table and started to interact with the group. This man was blond, had greasy hair, had a blue blouse, a surfers necklace, and sandals on. The man looked as if he was around 40, and smelled of alcohol. After a few joking remarks about the groups orders the man walked towards the group and stood next to the table. With dilated pupils he began to say that he would pay for every order. This shocked the group of students and some refused to accept. This man kept arguing and said "look everyone wants me to pay for it, and I want to pay for it, so let me pay". After a few minutes the man paid for the order and kept talking to the group. He said "wow that was expensive". In which a student replied "I hope it will be as a good idea tomorrow as it is today. The blond man laughed and said "tomorrow? tomorrow I will have three new ideas". Then the man decided to leave, but before he left, he turned around and said "Iban". The students laughed ( because the though he was referring to International Bank Account Number International Bank Account Number). The mans smiled faded and he sadly announced "that’s my name" and walked off.
Not much is known about the man except for that his name is very uncommon in the Netherlands.[4] But the students decided to make a holyday surrounding this strange figure and call it "Saint Iban" (in relations to the Saint Diboan).
Modern traditions[edit]
The holyday is celebrated on the first weekend of the new year. On this holyday it is tradition to gather with your close friends and order dönerkabab. While the order is arriving traditional Dutch songs are sang about Saint Iban. For exempel Zie ginds komt Saint Iban, Massis staakt uw wild betaalt, Het geld van Saint Iban, Oo kom maar eens kijken wat er in mijn broodje zit, Hoor wie klopt daar kinderen. These songs are originally based on traditional Dutch Sinterklaas songs <sinterklaasliedjes>, but were rewritten to suit this holyday.
When the courier knocks on the door, one of the students makes an excuse to leave and dresses himself up as Saint Iban, every person except for Saint Iban will propose to pay for the meal, however Saint Iban will decline and say "I have another idea". After this is completed the Saint will pay for the food and tip the courier and leave. Then he will return without the saint costume and people will say "you just missed him, I hope he knows how great full you are", in which the person will have to say "oh I think he knows". The night ends with thanking Saint Iban via more songs and the holyday is repeated next year.
Notes[edit]
It should be noted that this is a joke holiday, and is only celebrated by small Dutch student community’s. Mainly to recover from the new year party’s and still together with your close friends. It should be further noted that, even though the please celebrating this holyday are known as Iban people. They have nothing in common with the Iban people Iban people, or the Iban language Iban language
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