tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post111186633005306079..comments2023-10-08T05:10:34.219-05:00Comments on Who am I? Why am I here?: On this day of Thermidor...: Revisiting the French RevolutionElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573358506904053791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1112024994710280332005-03-28T10:49:00.000-05:002005-03-28T10:49:00.000-05:00Thanks you both for your comments. Chris, your po...Thanks you both for your comments. Chris, your point is appreciated. I don't know, I think Ordinary Time is a pretty cool name for a month. It makes you think...Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573358506904053791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1111965964530990112005-03-27T18:26:00.000-05:002005-03-27T18:26:00.000-05:00As much as I love those French names (your use of ...As much as I love those French names (your use of "mistakes" in regard to the Revolution is a gross understatement, btw), I like our Latin ones, too. Unfortunately for both sides of this argument, the "Christian Calendar" has nothing to do with Christianity, except that they kept it. Months are named after gods or things (example: January, after the Janus, or the word ianuar meaning door), or Roman emperors, or numbers. <BR/><BR/>If it were a true Christian Calendar, we'd have months like "Advent" and "Lent" and, the best one, "Ordinary Time"...and that just doesn't make any sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1111912201800333962005-03-27T03:30:00.000-05:002005-03-27T03:30:00.000-05:00Elaine. I feel like I'm in French History class. ...Elaine. I feel like I'm in French History class. So cool though. Those Frenchies.Gonzalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842715748223841320noreply@blogger.com