French Republican Calendar - Days of The Year

Days of The Year

Instead of most days having an associated saint as in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints, each day has an animal (days ending in 5), a tool (days ending in 0) or else a plant or mineral (all other days).

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    ‘Tis not to see the world
    As from a height, with rapt prophetic eyes,
    And heart profoundly stirred;
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    The years that are not more.
    Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)

    In retirement, I look for days off from my days off.
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    The head must bow, and the back will have to bend,
    Wherever the darkey may go;
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    In the field where the sugar-canes grow.
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    No matter, ‘t will never be light;
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    Then my old Kentucky home, good-night!
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    dreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine,
    the balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads,

    put up your little arms
    and i’ll give them all to you to hold
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