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It's weird our calendar is named after actual people. The 1st French Republic briefly reversed this, but their solution didn't have staying power, https://en.w
by perihelions 3y ago
It's weird our calendar is named after actual people. The 1st French Republic briefly reversed this, but their solution didn't have staying power,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar#Months https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar#Mon...
I wish everyone on HN a happy "Windy"! :)
edit: Oh a cool fact in this tangent: the astronomer who discovered Planet 7 attempted to name it after a human—his patron, the British monarch George III. That would be an entertaining alternate history if it had gone that way!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus#Name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus#Name
- cyberax 3y agoMany languages do have meaningful names for months. E.g. in many Slavic countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_calendar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_calendar
- Muromec 3y agoThe best part of course is we use similar month names, but as they are anchored to agricultural seasons, they correspond to different latin names in different countries.
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- keiferski 3y agoMy favorite is April in Polish, kwiecień, which means something like “month of flowers.”
- bee_rider 3y agoWe would insist it is named after George Washington instead, if that name’s stuck. The whole situation would be insufferable I think.
- boomboomsubban 3y agoWe don't do that for Georgetown, despite being in Washington DC and what George it's named after being somewhat unclear.
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- Muromec 3y agoIt’s a month of Fury, followed by a month of Birch and then it’s a month of flovers in where I come from