Or, 27 Nivose CCXVIII, to use the preferred European format of the dead revolutionaries.
The month is Nivose, not janvier: the "snowy" month.
Janvier is one of the sexiest illustrations in the Book of Very Rich Hours.
The buzzcut young men standing around the table are rather sexy.
The Limbourg Bros. knew a sexy haircut when they saw one.
Where did those medieval hotties get their buzz-clippers? An even better question would be, "Where did they plug them in?"
Today's patron saint, St. Cecilia, "incorrupt of catacombs" and patron saint of music, was replaced by Sel (Salt).
The French revolutionaries decided to get rid of all that "God business" and replace what they perceived to be an irksome deity unsympathetic to their Revolution with animals, vegetables, minerals, and objects useful and/or sympathetic to the work of their Revolution.
One useful thing for each day, just like the Saints.
Please try to observe the holiness of salt today.
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Here are all the saints who share my birthday as their "Feast Day."
St. Genevieve is generally given when they only give one.
She is the "Patroness and Protector of Paris," which is probably why I like so many French authors and French things.
On the revolutionary calendar, all these saints are replaced by Gres, "Sandstone."
Yuck.
January 3
St. Genevieve
St. Bertilia
St. Blitmund
St. Zosimus & Athanasius
St. Wenog
St. Theopemptus and Theonas
St. Cyrinus
St. Daniel
St. Finlugh
St. Fintan
St. Florentius of Vienne
St. Narses
Actually, I lied to you.
It was the day of Plomb (Lead).
My bad.
Why would you believe anything I ever say.
This is just a blog.
Just a blog.
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