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Rationalism And Anti-Clericalism Drove Reform
- The republican calendar fused Enlightenment rationalism with anti-clerical politics to remake temporal order.
- Science and hostility to church power jointly drove the project to redefine years, months, and days.
Year One Anchored To Republic And Equinox
- The commission chose a republican calendar anchored to the Republic, not the 1789 uprising, fixing Year I at the monarchy's abolition.
- They then tied each year's start to the autumnal equinox for a scientific origin point.
Decimal Weeks, Seasonal Months
- The calendar kept twelve months and introduced 10-day weeks, reflecting scientific respect for seasons.
- Designers prioritized decimal regularity but preserved seasonal divisions tied to equinoxes and solstices.