Today is ‘Abricot’ Day, not August 1st
If we were creating a Republican Calendar today Apricot would probably appear – but not for the fruit – but for the Birmingham computer (or
Today is ‘Girofle’, not July 1st
Today is ‘clove day’. For newcomers – each day in the year the French Republican Calendar nominated a different flower, fruit or agricultural implement, and
Today is ‘Pois’, not June 1st
In the days of the Republic there weren’t packeted frozen peas. The country relied on fresh or at worse dried peas. Peas were a staple
Today is ‘Sainfoin’ not May 1st
Today is Sainfoin. There I’ve said it. But I’ve had to look it up. You will of course know it as Onobrychis viciifolia. It must
Today is ‘Morille’ Day, and not April Fools day ! and no, this is not a joke, it is true – but bizarre !
I am sure that you are all aware that today is Morille Day. It is also the 13th day of Germinal, the first spring month