(Created page with "{{France-sidebar}}{{breadcrumb | link1=France | link2= | link3= | link4= | link5=Dates and Calendars }} ==Online Resources== *Genealogical Feast Day Calendars *French Republican Calendar ==Background== ===Pre-Christian Era (Before 1st century AD)=== *'''Celtic Calendars:''' Before Roman influence, Celtic tribes in Gaul used lunisolar calendars aligning with lunar cycles and the solar year.<ref>"Calendar," Ency...") |
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===The Gregorian Calendar and the French Revolution (16th - 19th centuries)=== | ===The Gregorian Calendar and the French Revolution (16th - 19th centuries)=== | ||
*'''Initial Resistance:''' While most Catholic countries adopted the Gregorian calendar in the 16th century, France initially resisted due to religious and political reasons.<ref>McKay, John P., et al. A History of Western Society. 12th ed., Bedford/St. Martin's, 2019. (This is a general textbook reference for the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in Europe.)</ref> | *'''Initial Resistance:''' While most Catholic countries adopted the Gregorian calendar in the 16th century, France initially resisted due to religious and political reasons.<ref>McKay, John P., et al. A History of Western Society. 12th ed., Bedford/St. Martin's, 2019. (This is a general textbook reference for the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in Europe.)</ref> | ||
*'''French Republican Calendar (1793-1805):''' During the French Revolution, a unique calendar system based on decimals and the natural world was implemented. This calendar, however, proved unpopular and was eventually abandoned.<ref>"French Republican Calendar," Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_Republican_calendar, accessed February 29, 2024.</reF> | *'''[[French Republican Calendar|French Republican Calendar]] (1793-1805):''' During the French Revolution, a unique calendar system based on decimals and the natural world was implemented. This calendar, however, proved unpopular and was eventually abandoned.<ref>"French Republican Calendar," Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_Republican_calendar, accessed February 29, 2024.</reF> | ||
*'''Adoption of the Gregorian Calendar (1806):''' Following the French Revolution, France finally adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1806, aligning with most of Europe.<ref>McKay, John P., et al. A History of Western Society. 12th ed., Bedford/St. Martin's, 2019. (This is a general textbook reference for the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in Europe.)</ref> | *'''Adoption of the Gregorian Calendar (1806):''' Following the French Revolution, France finally adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1806, aligning with most of Europe.<ref>McKay, John P., et al. A History of Western Society. 12th ed., Bedford/St. Martin's, 2019. (This is a general textbook reference for the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in Europe.)</ref> | ||
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