It’s time for the end of year celebrations. A period synonymous with magic for many, and celebrations. Who says celebrations says appropriate outfits. And who has never dressed up on December 31? But where does this expression come from? It is who answers us, in his worka very useful almanac for the whole family: 365 new days with Jamy – 100% new edition, the cult book for the curious. On the date of December 31, we can in fact discover the origin of this expression, which in reality has no link with December 31, New Year’s Eve. “Even if, on New Year’s Eve, it is customary to adorn oneself in one’s finest attire, the expression has nothing to do with this date“, writes the host of the Épicurieux channel on Youtube (which has a community of 10M subscribers on the networks).
“Unfortunately, as it is a popular expression, mainly used orally, there are hardly any traces of its origins left today. Some see it as a reference to ‘thirty’, a refined fabric composed of 30 times 100 threads very popular in the Middle Ages. Getting dressed up could then mean ‘putting on a luxury fabric’“, says Jamy Gourmaud. But there is also another hypothesis which could explain the expression so used, still today. “Another hypothesis is based on the game of thirty-one. Appearing in Europe in the 14th century, it was played with 36 cards and consisted of drawing and exchanging cards until you managed to add up 31 points in your hand. Getting dressed to the nines would then mean putting on an exceptional outfit, that of a winner. This card game is the ancestor of the famous casino game Black Jack. Before you break the bank, I advise you to dress up to the nines!“, shares the host of the Jamy’s world.
Jamy Gourmaud reveals to us at what age we become old
So you will have understood, in this almanac, Jamy Gourmaud gives us answers to all the questions we ask ourselves, and even those we don’t ask ourselves. Thus, revealed 31 years ago, at the helm of , 1993 and 2004, alongside Frédéric Courant known as Fred, the 60-year-old journalist also reveals? Do you have an idea? We can go back to 2019 to discover the result of a survey on the subject. “Consulted by survey in 2019, the French responded: at 69 years old. But the real frontier of old age arises, according to them, when health deteriorates and there is a loss of autonomy, mobility or memory.says Jamy Gourmaud.
