Auguste Comte, founder of the Positivism, designed in april 1849 a calendar.

This calendar counts 13 months of 28 days, that is 364 jours, every month has exactly 4 weeks which begin on a Sunday (in Anglosaxia, Monday otherwise).

The 'in reserve' day called 'end of year's day' follows the last month and do not belong to any week. The end of the year always looks like that : saturday 28th of decembre, End of year's day, Sunday 1st of january. The supplementary month 'Sun', situated after june is followed, in the leap years, by the 'leap year's day'.

Each month bears the name of a distinguished and famous man, the weeks, the days and the insert days the names of distinguished and famous women or men.

The monthly tribute are gathered by 'domain' which are from the 1st to the last month : initial theocratie, ancient poetry, ancient philosophy, ancient science, military civilization, catholicism, feudal civilization, modern epic, modern industry, modern drama, modern philosophy, modern politics and modern science.

Furthermore the months, weeks and days are dedicated to the great social worthes : humanity, marriage, paternity, filiation, domestic staff, fetishism, polytheism, monotheism, woman (or affective life), priesthood (or contemplative life), proletariat (or active life) and industry (or the practical power). Edifying, isn't it ?

France tried to use this calendar in 1849, nowadays it is rather known in USA.


©Alain Opériol - 1991-2010 (www.encinaal.fr)