The Republic of Time: France's Revolutionary Calendar

In 1793, the French Republic didn't just overthrow the monarchy—it tried to overthrow time itself. This episode explores the French Republican Calendar, a radical attempt to decimalize the week, rename the months, and erase Christian and royalist associations from daily life. We dive into the poetic names coined by Fabre d'Églantine—Vendémiaire, Brumaire, Germinal, Thermidor—and the ten-day 'décade' that replaced the Sunday Sabbath. Learn how this calendar affected everything from wages to religious observance, and why Napoleon ultimately abolished it in 1806. We also touch on the related decimal clock with 10-hour days and 100-minute hours, a concept so alien it never caught on. Through this lens, we see how deeply the Revolution sought to reshape not just government, but the very rhythm of life. #FrenchRevolution #FrenchRepublicanCalendar #FabreDEglantine #CalendrierRépublicain #Thermidor #Germinal #Vendémiaire #Brumaire #Décade #DecimalTime #DeChristianization #Napoleon #RevolutionaryFrance #History #FexingoHistory #France #NationalConvention #TimeReform Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo