datarum 0.5.1

Datárum is a small python library to convert Gregorian dates to Wending, an Old English variant on the French Republican calendar, for use in various projects.

Datárum is a small python library to convert Gregorian dates to Wending, an Old English variant on the French Republican calendar, for use in various projects. Documentation is available on ReadTheDocs.

The leap years are calculated according to the Romme rule, which uses the 4-100-400 rule from the Gregorian calendar (a leap day becoming an extra 6th Wending day).

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I appreciate the political impulse behind the French Republican calendar, as well as its more rational system (12 months of 30 days, plus 5/6 celebratory days at the end of the year). However, I like the aesthetics of Old English more than the original french names for the months, so I’ve attempted to rougly translate or otherwise approximate the Old English equivalents.

Translation

	French	Old English	Translation
Autumn	Vendémiaire	Hærfest	Harvest, autumn
	Brumaire	Mist	Mist, fog
	Frimaire	Forst	Frost
Winter	Nivôse	Snáw	Snow
	Pluviôse	Reg	Rain
	Ventôse	Wind	Wind
Spring	Germinal	Sǽd	Seed
	Floréal	Blóstm	Blossom, flower
	Prairial	Mǽdland	Meadow-land
Summer	Messidor	Ríp	Reaping, harvest
	Thermidor	Hát	Heat
	Fructidor	Wæstm	Growth, produce, fruit
Complementary	Sansculottides	Wending	A turning round, revolution