Were Quintidis holidays in the French Republican calendar?
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I found another hint in 'Histoire du dimanche: de 1700 à nos jours' by Robert Beck (page 154):
Le surplus en travail que provoque le rythme décadaire, pourrait également constituer une raison du rejet dont le nouveau temps est la victime. [...] Les instigateur des lois sur l'observation des décadis de l'an VI prennent d'ailleurs en considération cette dimension de la question en accordant un repos supplémentaire l'après midi du quintidi.
English translation (originally Google Translate; now copied from comments):
The excess work imposed by the ten-day rhythm could also be a reason for rejection, to which the 'new time' fell victim. [...] The legislators on the observance of the decadi of Year VI took this dimension of the question into consideration by granting extra rest on the afternoon of the quintidi.
The overall message is that the people didn't like the new calendar, because it had less free time for them. This was noted by the officials, and they added an additional half free day on quintidis.
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Interesting question. The fifth day, or at least its afternoon, was proposed as a holiday for school children, government officials, etc.; but such ordinances were hard to enforce, particularly during a revolution and time of war.
The real question would be about the nature of holidays and days off in the eighteenth century. After all, most people didn't receive a salary, but were paid for what they could make. People possibly preferred to keep working, if they could (and also drink and dance on what was once the Sunday).
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