[CondoleezzaProtege]

The Directory’s main goal was obvious –to pull the entire social and economic life of France outside the sphere of the traditional Christian weekly rhythm, so as to make the latter absolutely irrelevant to daily life...The French [found] it almost impossible to even keep track of the days of the seven-day week when almost their entire affairs would be regulated by a ten-day rhythm of activity. Furthermore, how would anyone be able to preserve the traditional Christian way of life and attend church regularly every Sunday, when stores could be closed only on Décadis and Quintidi afternoons? Similarly, given that fish markets were held only on Duodi, Quintidi, and Septidi, how would citizens be able to keep eating fish every Friday?" - Eviatar Zerubavel

"French reform of time did not end with the days, weeks, months and years. They even established a new clock. In a decree dated October 5, 1793, it was declared: “The day, from midnight to midnight, is divided into ten parts, each part into ten others, so on until the smallest measurable portion of duration.” - (Article XI)

"The Concordant of 1801, which was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII, restored some civil status to the Roman Catholic Church in France, and acknowledged the Church as the majority church of France. September 9, 1805, decreed that Sunday was once again the official rest day of France. The Republican Calendar was finally abolished by Napoleon a little over 12 years after it was legislated. France returned to the Gregorian calendar January 1, 1806. The papal calendar had triumphed.

[hanamizu]

The months were broken up into 10 -day décades with the final day being a day of rest.

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Like with so many revolutionary changes, the workers got screwed. Instead of one day of rest in 7, it became one in 10. but if you complain about it, you’re a counter-revolutionary and a guest of Madame Guillotine.

[KC_Lion]

Honestly, it is along the same lines as creating a new geological epoch that centers around the creation of the Atomic Bomb.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene

Basically make WWII a starting point with all history that precedes it being viewed "Times in a totally remote and different past".

[KarlInOhio]

Today is the 7th of Germinal, year 227.

[YogicCowboy]

And that was the difference between the American and French revolutions and their outcomes: the presence or absence of Christianity.

[Wuli]

How quickly the “direct democracy” of the “revolutionary” mobs of France, true to form and history, descended to the imposed tyranny of a tyrant - Napoleon. That is not to say that Napoleon was worse than the “revolutionaries”, when in many ways he was better. It is just a reminder of where direct democracy on the scale of a whole nation goes - some form of tyranny and most often ending with a dictator.