Saint-Sylvestre

French

FWOTD – 31 December 2016

Etymology

Due to the Gregorian calendar reform of 1582, whereby the feast day of Pope Sylvester I came to fall on the 31st of December.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̃.sil.vɛstʁ/

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Proper noun

Saint-Sylvestre f

1. New Year's Eve
   • 1983, Marcelyne Claudais, Un jour la jument va parler...:

     Chez nous, à la Saint-Sylvestre, la porte est toujours grande ouverte !
     At our house, on New Year’s Eve, the door is always wide open!

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