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The French Republican Calendar was a calendar system used in France from 1793 to 1805, during the French Revolution. The calendar was designed to remove all references to religion, royalty, and feudalism, and instead to emphasize the values of the Republic such as the concepts of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
The French Republican Calendar consisted of 12 months, each with three 10-day weeks, making a total of 360 days in a year. The remaining 5 or 6 "complementary" days were added outside of the regular months and were called "sans-culottides" after the Sans-culottes, the radical political activists of the Revolution. Each month was given a new name based on nature or the changing seasons. The months were: Vendémiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, Nivôse, Pluviôse, Ventôse, Germinal, Floréal, Prairial, Messidor, Thermidor, and Fructidor.
The French Republican Calendar was used extensively during the early years of the Revolution, but was eventually abandoned due to practical difficulties and lack of acceptance. The Gregorian calendar was restored in 1805. The French Republican Calendar is now seen as a symbol of the radicalism of the French Revolution and is studied as an example of the attempt to create a secular and rational system of timekeeping.
The French Republican Calendar consisted of 12 months, each with three 10-day weeks, making a total of 360 days in a year. The remaining 5 or 6 "complementary" days were added outside of the regular months and were called "sans-culottides" after the Sans-culottes, the radical political activists of the Revolution. Each month was given a new name based on nature or the changing seasons. The months were: Vendémiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, Nivôse, Pluviôse, Ventôse, Germinal, Floréal, Prairial, Messidor, Thermidor, and Fructidor.
The French Republican Calendar was used extensively during the early years of the Revolution, but was eventually abandoned due to practical difficulties and lack of acceptance. The Gregorian calendar was restored in 1805. The French Republican Calendar is now seen as a symbol of the radicalism of the French Revolution and is studied as an example of the attempt to create a secular and rational system of timekeeping.
