French Republican Calendar

I tweeted, retweeted, and blogged the days of the French Republican Calendar. Not a bot, a 🏳️‍⚧️ nerd. Closed 11 Nivôse CCXXXII due to this platform's death.

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Today we celebrate granite.

It's primidi, the 11th day of Nivôse (the month of snow) in the Year CCXXXII.

And today we leave Ex-Twitter for less rocky pastures...

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Today we celebrate flails.

It's décadi, the 10th day of Nivôse (the month of snow) in the Year CCXXXII.

Meant for slapping the wheat off the stalk. Today is a good day for flailing around...

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Today we celebrate saltpetre.

It's nonidi, the 9th day of Nivôse (the month of snow) in the Year CCXXXII.

Yesterday's manure is today's potassium nitrate...

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Today we celebrate manure.

It's octidi, the 8th day of Nivôse (the month of snow) in the Year CCXXXII.

Manure is essential to our food supply chain but if you need this to be a designated day when it's okay to feel like crap, have at it...

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Today we celebrate topsoil.

It's septidi, the 7th day of Nivôse (the month of snow) in the Year CCXXXII.

It's out there. Not doing much, but you'll really appreciate it later...

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Today we celebrate lava.

It's sextidi, the 6th day of Nivôse (the month of snow) in the Year CCXXXII.

Here's hoping we are all able to get back into the flow...

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Today we celebrate dogs!

It's quintidi, the 5th day of Nivôse (the month of snow) in the Year CCXXXII.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Love a dog!...

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Today we celebrate sulfur.

It's quartidi, the 4th day of Nivôse (the month of snow) in the Year CCXXXII.

Try not to read too much into the timing...

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Today we celebrate bitumen.

It's tridi, the 3rd day of Nivôse (the month of snow) in the Year CCXXXII.

Get out there and fill a pothole with asphalt to celebrate...

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Today we celebrate coal (in case you need a last-minute gift idea).

It's duodi, the 2nd day of Nivôse (the month of snow) in the Year CCXXXII.

Remember, clean coal is a lie...

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Today we celebrate peat.

It's primidi, the 1st day of Nivôse (the month of snow) in the Year CCXXXII.

All power in the world to those out in the bogs today harvesting flavoring for whiskey...

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Today we celebrate shovels.

It's décadi, the 30th and final day of Frimaire (the month of frost) in the Year CCXXXII.

Do some digging today. New post for a new month coming tomorrow...

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Today we celebrate olives.

It's nonidi, the 29th day of Frimaire (the month of frost) in the Year CCXXXII.

Olives are one of those rare savory fruits...

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Today we celebrate truffles.

It's octidi, the 28th day of Frimaire (the month of frost) in the Year CCXXXII.

Truffles are a fungal organism that lives symbiotically underground with tree roots. What we eat is simply the fruit of that larger fungus...

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Today we celebrate cork.

It's septidi, the 27th day of Frimaire (the month of frost) in the Year CCXXXII.

The spongy bark of the cork tree is harvested by shaving its outer layers and leaving the tree to grow more...

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Today we celebrate pinenuts.

It's sextidi, the 26th day of Frimaire (the month of frost) in the Year CCXXXII.

Pinenuts may seem exotic but they just come from pine cones. They're expensive because they're so hard to harvest...

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Today we celebrate crickets.

It's quintidi, the 25th day of Frimaire (the month of frost) in the Year CCXXXII.

Crickets are a very tasty and sustainable source of protein...

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Today we celebrate sorrel.

It's quartidi, the 24th day of Frimaire (the month of frost) in the Year CCXXXII.

Sorrel is an excellent herb to use to dry tenderize meat...

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Today we celebrate reeds.

It's tridi, the 23rd day of Frimaire (the month of frost) in the Year CCXXXII.

If your name happens to be Reed, hey, live it up. Second birthday!...

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Today we celebrate heather.

It's duodi, the 22nd day of Frimaire (the month of frost) in the Year CCXXXII.

If your name happens to be Heather, girl, live it up. Second birthday!...

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