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Saint-Sylvestre
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French
fr 2016 December 31
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
fr Fr-Paris--Saint-Sylvestre.ogg Paris
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-Saint-Sylvestre.wav <<Canada>> (<<Shawinigan>>)
Proper noun
f Saint-Sylvestre
New Year's Eve
fr 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!