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French Republican Calendar

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The French Revolutionary Calendar

The French Republican calendar was implemented in 1794 after the overthrow of Maximilian Robespierre. The 10 day weeks meant that there were only three rest days a month and a much longer work week That was obviously not popular although the fifth day was declared a half day. A lot of people found it kind of absurd and ludicrous all of the days being named for plants and animals and herbs and things like that Might have seemed poetic but it made for some problems with associations.

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