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Vendémiaire was the first 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 French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 word vendange (grape harvest).

Vendémiaire was the first month of the autumn quarter (mois d'automne). It started at the autumnal equinox which was between September 22 and September 24. It ended between October 21 and October 23. It follows the Sansculottides
Sansculottides

The Sansculottides are holidays following the last month of the year on the French Republican Calendar, which was used following the French Revolution from approximately 1793 to 1805....
 of the past year and precedes Brumaire
Brumaire

Brumaire was the second month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French language word brume which occurs frequently in France at that time of the year....
.

Day Name Table
Like all FRC months Vendémiaire lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks, called décades (decades).






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Vendémiaire was the first 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 French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 word vendange (grape harvest).

Vendémiaire was the first month of the autumn quarter (mois d'automne). It started at the autumnal equinox which was between September 22 and September 24. It ended between October 21 and October 23. It follows the Sansculottides
Sansculottides

The Sansculottides are holidays following the last month of the year on the French Republican Calendar, which was used following the French Revolution from approximately 1793 to 1805....
 of the past year and precedes Brumaire
Brumaire

Brumaire was the second month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French language word brume which occurs frequently in France at that time of the year....
.

Day Name Table


Like all FRC months Vendémiaire 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| 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%|Raisin (Grape) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|11. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0 width=28%|Pommes de terre (Potatoes) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|21. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0 width=28%|Chanvre (Hemp) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Duodi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 2. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Safran (Saffron) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|12. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Immortelle (Strawflower) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|22. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Pêches (Peaches) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Tridi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 3. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Châtaignes (Chestnut) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|13. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Potiron (Giant Pumpkin) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|23. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Navets (Turnip) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Quartidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 4. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Colchique (Autumn Crocus) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|14. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Réséda (Mignonette) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|24. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Amarillis (Amaryllis) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Quintidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 5. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Cheval (Horse) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|15. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Âne (Donkey) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|25. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Bœuf (Cattle) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Sextidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 6. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Balsamine (Yellow Balsam) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|16. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Belle de nuit (Marvel of Peru) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|26. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Aubergine (Eggplant) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Septidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 7. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Carottes (Carrots) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|17. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Citrouille (Summer Pumpkin) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|27. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Piment (Chile Pepper) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Octidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 8. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Amaranthe (Amaranth) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|18. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Sarrazin (Buckwheat) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|28. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Tomate (Tomato) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Nonidi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 9. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Panais (Parsnip) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|19. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Tournesol (Sunflower) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|29. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Orge (Barley) |- | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Decadi | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|10. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Cuve (Tub) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|20. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Pressoir (Wine-Press) | ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|30. | ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Tonneau (Barrel) |}

Conversion Table


Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar
for the month "Vendémiaire"
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
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 20 21
September 1792 1793 1794 1796 1797 1798 October
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
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 20 21 22
September 1795 1799 1800 1801 1802 1804 1805 October
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
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 20 21 22 23
September 1803 October


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