This is a great idea. The French tried this after the Revolution. They also came up with a "metric" calendar: 12 months of 3 weeks of 10 days, with the extra

This is a great idea. The French tried this after the Revolution. They also came up with a "metric" calendar: 12 months of 3 weeks of 10 days, with the extra 5 days per year (6 on leap years) being a holiday. The holiday was taken at the end of the year. Sort of like between Christmas and New Years now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_Calendar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_Calendar