From c1f6cd408dea95e0b43f8c1f267a63ea83b3fb59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Quantum Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2022 03:54:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Document rural dates --- public/index.html | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html index 336e16a..9f19cd8 100644 --- a/public/index.html +++ b/public/index.html @@ -37,8 +37,8 @@

What is this?

The French Republican calendar was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution.

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It was also frequently known as the French Republican Calendar, but this was a misnomer: year 1 - of the calendar started on 22 September 1792, the day after the +

It is also frequently referred to as the French Republican Calendar, but this is a misnomer: + year 1 of the calendar started on 22 September 1792, the day after the abolition of the monarchy and the founding of the French First Republic.

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The 12 months are: Vendémiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, Nivôse, Pluviôse, Ventôse, Germinal, Floréal, Prairial, Messidor, Thermidor, - Fructidor.

+ Fructidor. Every three months represent a season, and the endings of the names reflect this + fact.

The complementary days are: la Fête de la Vertu, la Fête du Génie, la Fête du Travail, la Fête de l'Opinion, la Fête des Récompenses, and la Fête de la Révolution (leap years only).

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What are those names above the Gregorian date?

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Those are the names of the days in the + rural version of the + calendar. This was intended to replace the Catholic Church's calendar of saints, as the French + Revolution wanted to reduce the influence of the church. Every day of the year has a unique name + associated with the rural economy and these names are supposed to correspond with the season.

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Every quintidiis named after an animal, every décadi is named after an agricultural + tool, and the remaining days are named after various plants or produce. The only exception is the winter + month of Nivôse, which has the remaining days named after minerals.

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What are those numbers below the Gregorian date?