Saint-Sylvestre
French
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
Proper noun
- 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!
- 1983, Marcelyne Claudais, Un jour la jument va parler...: