Why didn't the Revolutionary calendar catch on like the rest of the French Revolution ideas?
>>1692599
Religion had tons of changes during the French Revolution but none of them lasted.
Didn't they try to give every day its own name? I remember hearing that but I googled the calendar and don't see it mentioned, so maybe it was a myth.
>>1692599
Laborers went from every seventh day off to every tenth day off. Also they were pissed because it conflicted with their churches.
>>1692608
Yes - today (13 September, or 27 Fructidor) is specially called Verge d'Or
>>1692599
Because it was completely autistic.
>>1692599
>"2016"
>still no fucking deci calander/time
>worth going to war over
>>1692599
Many of the ideas were garbage
>>1692599
Napoleon was the guy who decided to implement some of the revolutionary ideas to France and abroad
he must've looked at the calendar and was all like "nope"
This is fucking nuts.
Because it wasn't a useful change unlike the others.
Also 10 day weeks suck ass.
>>1695190
That said if Napoleon had decided to keep it, it might be global standard today.
>>1695190
>only one sunday in the week