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If you're sick of the new year hype, why not switch calendars?

  • 31-12-2004 8:35pm
    #1
    simu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,730 ✭✭✭✭


    There's a really interesting site here that explains the Chinese, Indian, Islamic, Jewish, Mayan calendars and more.

    My personal favourite is the French Revolutionary Calendar that was designed to get rid of the "irrational" and thus, nefarious, features of the existing calendar. See here: http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-french.html
    Maybe the EU should adopt it!

    The names of the months and days are so pretty!

    Months:

    1. Vendémiaire 7. Germinal
    2. Brumaire 8. Floréal
    3. Frimaire 9. Prairial
    4. Nivôse 10. Messidor
    5. Pluviôse 11. Thermidor
    6. Ventôse 12. Fructidor

    Days (10 per week!):

    Primdi, Duodi, Tridi, Quartidi, Quintidi, Sextidi, Septidi, Octidi, Nonidi, Décadi.

    So, what's your favourite calendar?


Comments

  • #2
    steveland?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭steveland?


    I'd love to see you argue in work that you can't work Nonidis and Décadis cos they're YOUR weekend


  • #3
    DEmeant0r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,165 ✭✭✭DEmeant0r


    No that would be a terrible idea, I think a 7 day week is already too drawn out, imagine adding an extra 3 work days to your week, ugh!


  • #4
    NotMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭NotMe


    Demeant0r wrote:
    No that would be a terrible idea, I think a 7 day week is already too drawn out, imagine adding an extra 3 work days to your week, ugh!

    Yeah but what about a five day weekend? :)


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