Franciade
Encyclopedia
In the French Republican calendar
, the franciade was the period of four years at the end of which it was necessary to add a day
to the calendar year to keep it aligned with the solar year (~365¼ days).
The franciade was defined in 1793 in article 10 of the Décret de la Convention nationale sur l'Ere, le commencement et l'organisation de l'Année, et sur les noms des Jours et des Mois, as follows :
The day that was thus added at the end of the jours complémentaires
was called the "jour de la révolution" (Revolution Day
).
Franciade was also the named given to Saint-Denis
from 1793 to 1800.
French Republican Calendar
The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days by the Paris Commune in 1871...
, the franciade was the period of four years at the end of which it was necessary to add a day
Leap year
A leap year is a year containing one extra day in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year...
to the calendar year to keep it aligned with the solar year (~365¼ days).
The franciade was defined in 1793 in article 10 of the Décret de la Convention nationale sur l'Ere, le commencement et l'organisation de l'Année, et sur les noms des Jours et des Mois, as follows :
"The period of 4 years, at the end of which this addition of one day is usually necessary, is named the franciade, in memory of the revolutionFrench RevolutionThe French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
which, after 4 years of toils, led France to its Republican government."
"La période de quatre ans, au bout de laquelle cette addition d'un jour est ordinairement nécessaire, est appelée la franciade, en mémoire de la révolution qui, après quatre ans d'efforts, a conduit la France au gouvernement républicain."
The day that was thus added at the end of the jours complémentaires
Sansculottides
The Sansculottides are holidays following the last month of the year on the French Republican Calendar which was used following the French Revolution from approximately 1793 to 1805....
was called the "jour de la révolution" (Revolution Day
Revolution Day
Revolution Day refers to the public holiday in Egypt on 23 July, the anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. It is the biggest secular public holiday in Egypt....
).
Franciade was also the named given to Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis....
from 1793 to 1800.