AHC: Save the French Republican Calendar

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to either...

a. Prevent the French Republican Calendar from being abolished in 1805.

or...

b. Have the calendar be adopted at a later time (like how it was re-adopted by the Paris Commune), for a period of at least fifteen years, by an established country. Calendars based on the FRC are acceptable.

The parameters:

---The ten hour day must be adopted as well.
---You cannot change the original FRC in any way, though you can have limited reforms later on, or calendars based heavily on the FRC.
---The calendar must reach wide usage in the country where it's being adopted.
 
The French Republican Calendar was more organised and scientific than the Gregorian Calendar presently used. It was similar to the Solar Calendar of Ancient Egypt said to be developed by Thoth, an astronomer of the Ancient Egypt who was later elevated to their Pantheon as a god. I had started a thread "French Republican Calendar accepted universally" on September 6, 2012.
 
Absolutely cant understand why this thread being ignored :confused:

My take would be for the FRC to remain in use post 1805 & the nations dominated by France/Napoleon see its advantages. Then it would gradually spread, being favored by accountants, project managers, & other folks seeing advantages in more efficient scheduling.
 
Could it become widespread, like replace the Gregorian Calender widespread? Also the Calender could be restored under either the Second or Third Republic. Since it was abolished by Napoleon I doubt it would be restored under the Second Empire and no chance at all with the Bourbon Restoration or July Monarchy.
 
Emperor Constantine said:
Could it become widespread, like replace the Gregorian Calender widespread?
Not so sure. Part of the reason the French Republican Calendar disappeared was because it was too big of a change compared to the Gregorian calendar: people had trouble adjusting to the new calendar and were often confusing the dates.

Besides, the Republican calendar isn't without faults itself: it is unclear how leap years work out in this calendar. It is also far more horrible for workers: with a week of ten days with only one for rest, it is actually a lot more exhausting than the regular Gregorian calendar. Also, the first day of the calendar is a mobile date (the Southward equinox).
 
Just one holiday in ten days is easily solvable. Make two days holidays, the fifth and tenth days could be made holidays. If it is to be made like the presently common five day weeks, three out of ten days should be made holidays. The holidays can be conveniently fixed.
I do not think that was an important reason for the objection to the Republican Calendar. The main reason was the deviation from the seven day week which had religious importance. The ten day week was introduced as a secular challenge against the religious influence. Naturally the Church was against the Republican Calendar and wanted the Gregorian Calendar to continue.
 
Top