Sedan[i] celebrated with cannon fire and flags, also with a big procession. Walked a little with the children, but Fidi still indisposed. —
At lunch yesterday R. mentioned the great agitation in Austria because their cannons are worthless—a fine world, in which this warrants particular attention! I set out with the children to watch the so-called folk festival, but soon return home. In the evening we read The Birth of Merlin with very great interest and amazement.
[i] Sedanday: National holiday in the German Empire commemorating the Battle of Sedan and the surrender of the French army under Napoleon III.