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For the frigate of the French Navy, see Nivôse (F 732)

Nivôse (also Nivose) was the fourth month
Month

The month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural Orbital period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates....
 in the French Republican Calendar
French Republican Calendar

The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days in 1871 in Paris....
. The month was named after the Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 word nivosus, which means snow.

Nivôse was the first month of the winter quarter (mois d'hiver). It started between December 21 and December 23. It ended between January 19 and January 21. It follows the Frimaire
Frimaire

Frimaire was the third month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French language word frimas, which means frost....
 and precedes the Pluviôse
Pluviôse

Pluvi?se was the fifth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word pluviosus, which means rain....
.

The new names for the calendar were suggested by Fabre d'Églantine
Fabre d'Églantine

Philippe Fran?ois Nazaire Fabre d'?glantine was a France actor, dramatist, and politician of the French Revolution....
 on October 24 1793.






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For the frigate of the French Navy, see Nivôse (F 732)

Nivôse (also Nivose) was the fourth month
Month

The month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural Orbital period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates....
 in the French Republican Calendar
French Republican Calendar

The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days in 1871 in Paris....
. The month was named after the Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 word nivosus, which means snow.

Nivôse was the first month of the winter quarter (mois d'hiver). It started between December 21 and December 23. It ended between January 19 and January 21. It follows the Frimaire
Frimaire

Frimaire was the third month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French language word frimas, which means frost....
 and precedes the Pluviôse
Pluviôse

Pluvi?se was the fifth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word pluviosus, which means rain....
.

The new names for the calendar were suggested by Fabre d'Églantine
Fabre d'Églantine

Philippe Fran?ois Nazaire Fabre d'?glantine was a France actor, dramatist, and politician of the French Revolution....
 on October 24 1793. On November 24 the National Convention
National Convention

During the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the constitutional and legislative Deliberative assembly which sat from 20 September 1792 to 26 October 1795 ....
 accepted the names with minor changes. So it was decided to omit the circumflex
Circumflex

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 (accent circonflexe) in the names of the winter months. So the month was named Nivose instead of Nivôse. Historiography
Historiography

Historiography is the aspect of semiotics that is the study of how knowledge of the past, recent or distant, is obtained and transmitted. Broadly speaking, historiography examines the writing of history and the use of historical methods, drawing upon such elements such as authorship, sourcing, interpretation, style, bias, and audience....
 still prefers the spelling Nivôse.

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Like all FRC monthes Nivôse lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). The 5th (Quintidi) day of every decade was named after a domestic animal, the 10th day (Decadi) after an agricultural tool (Decadi). Different from the other monthes the rest of the days were not named after an agricultural plant, but after a mineral or animal substance. Fabre d'Églantine
Fabre d'Églantine

Philippe Fran?ois Nazaire Fabre d'?glantine was a France actor, dramatist, and politician of the French Revolution....
 says about this topic:
"In Nivôse earth is sealed and usually covered with snow. At this time earth is resting and there are no herbal agriculture products to characterize this month. We rather took names of animal and mineral substances of agricultural use."


|- bgcolor=#e0e0e0 | ALIGN="right"|  | ALIGN="center" colspan=2| 1re Décade | ALIGN="center" colspan=2| 2e Décade | ALIGN="center" colspan=2| 3e Décade |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Primidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 1. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0 width=28%|Tourbe (Peat) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|11. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0 width=28%|Granit (Granite) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|21. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0 width=28%|Pierre à plâtre (Gypsum) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Duodi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 2. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Houille (Coal) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|12. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Argile (Clay) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|22. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Sel (Salt) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Tridi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 3. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Bitume (Asphalt) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|13. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Ardoise (Slate) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|23. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Fer (Iron) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Quartidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 4. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Soufre (Sulphur) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|14. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Grès (Sandstone) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|24. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Cuivre (Copper) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Quintidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 5. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Chien (Dog) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|15. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Lapin (Coney) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|25. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Chat (Cat) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Sextidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 6. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Lave (Lava) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|16. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Silex (Flint) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|26. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Étain (Tin) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Septidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 7. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Terre végétale (Humus) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|17. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Marne (Marl) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|27. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Plomb (Lead) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Octidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 8. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Fumier (Manure) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|18. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Pierre à chaux (Limestone) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|28. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Zinc (Zinc) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Nonidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 9. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Salpêtre (Salpeter) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|19. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Marbre (Marble) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|29. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Mercure (Mercury) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Decadi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|10. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Fléau (Flail) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|20. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Van (Winnowing Basket) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|30. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Crible (Sieve) |}

Conversion Table


Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar
for the month "Nivôse"
I. II. III. 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
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
December 1792-1793 1793-1794 1794-1795 1796-1797 1797-1798 1798-1799 January
IV. VIII. IX. X. XI. XIII. XIV.
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
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
December 1795-1796 1799-1800 1800-1801 1801-1802 1802-1803 1804-1805 1805 January
XII.
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
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
December 1803-1804 January


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