Messidor was the tenth month

Month

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 in the French Republican Calendar

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 month was named after the Latin

Latin

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 word messis, which means harvest.

Messidor was the first month of the summer quarter (mois d'été). It started June 19 or June 20. It ended July 18 or July 19. It follows the Prairial

Prairial

Prairial was the ninth month in the French Republican Calendar. This month was named after the French word prairie, which means meadow. It was the name given to several ships....

 and precedes the Thermidor

Thermidor

Thermidor was the eleventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French word thermal which comes from the Greek word "thermos" which means heat....

.

Day name table

Like all FRC months Messidor lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). Every day had the name of an agricultural plant, except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi).
|- bgcolor=#e0e0e0
| ALIGN="right"| 
| ALIGN="center" colspan=2| 1^re Décade
| ALIGN="center" colspan=2| 2^e Décade
| ALIGN="center" colspan=2| 3^e Décade
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Primidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 1.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0 width=28%|Seigle (Rye)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|11.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0 width=28%|Coriandre (Coriander)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|21.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0 width=28%|Menthe (Mint)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Duodi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 2.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Avoine (Oats)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|12.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Artichaut (Artichoke)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|22.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Cumin (Caraway)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Tridi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 3.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Oignon (Onion)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|13.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Giroflée (Clove)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|23.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Haricot (Bean)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Quartidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 4.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Véronique (Speedwell)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|14.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Lavande (Lavender)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|24.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Orcanète (Alkanet)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Quintidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 5.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Mulet (Mule)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|15.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Chamois (Chamois)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|25.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Pintade (Guinea fowl)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Sextidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 6.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Romarin (Rosemary)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|16.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Tabac (Tobacco)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|26.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Sauge (Sage)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Septidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 7.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Concombre (Cucumber)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|17.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Groseille (Currant)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|27.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Aïl (Garlic)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Octidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 8.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Échalotte (Shallot)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|18.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Cesse (Vetchling)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|28.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Vesce (Vetch)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Nonidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 9.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Absynthe (Wormwood)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|19.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Cerise (Cherry)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|29.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Blé (Wheat)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Decadi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|10.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Faucille (Sickle)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|20.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Parc (Fold)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|30.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Chalémie (Shawm)
|}>

Conversion table

Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar for the month "Messidor"
EWLINE idth="77%" align="center" style="text-align:center"> I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
idth="100%" style="text-align: center">	June	1793	1794	1795	1796	1797	1798	1799	July

EWLINE

idth="66%" align="center" style="text-align:center">
VIII.	IX.	X.	XI.	XII.	XIII.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 idth="100%" style="text-align: center"> June 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 July

External links

• Summer Quarter of Year II (facsimile)

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