Quintidi
The twelve months of the republican calendar of the French Revolution are divided into three “decades” of ten days. Quintidi is the fifth day of a decade. The 5th, 15th and 25th of each month and the Fête des recompenses of the Sansculottides fall on a quintidi. The day names of the Quintidi are domestic and hunting animals.
Day names
The day names of the Quintidi were (in contrast to the other day names) farm animals. If one compares the original proposals of Fabre d'Églantine with the finally adopted ones, it is noticeable that Fabre d'Églantine often had one quintidi for the male and one for the female in a month. This concept only penetrated in the cases of bull / cow, billy goat / goat and ram / sheep. The inclusion of young animals was completely rejected. For the 15th Messidor, the mule should be contrasted with the “Jumart” (a mythical horse / cow hybrid). Fortunately for looking at the calendar, this idea was not accepted.
| month | 1 re Decade | 2 e decade | 3 e decade | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendémiaire | 5. | Cheval (horse) | 15th | Âne (donkey) | 25th | Bœuf (beef) |
| Brumaire | 5. | Oye (goose) | 15th | Dindon (turkey) | 25th | Faisan (Pheasant) Jars (Gander) |
| Frimaire | 5. | Cochon (pig) | 15th | Chevreuil (deer) | 25th | Grillon (grille) |
| Nivôse | 5. | Chien (dog) | 15th | Lapin (rabbit) | 25th | (Cat) |
| Pluviôse | 5. | Taureau (bull) | 15th | Vache (cow) | 25th | Lièvre (hare) Veau (calf) |
| Ventôse | 5. | Bouc (billy goat) | 15th | Chèvre (goat) | 25th | Tuna (Tuna) Chevreau (Kid) |
| Germinal | 5. | Poule (Chicken) Coq (Rooster) |
15th | Abeille (bee) poule (chicken) |
25th | Pigeon |
| Floréal | 5. | Rossignol (nightingale) Abeille (bee) |
15th | Ver-à-soie (silkworm) | 25th | Carpe (carp) |
| Prairial | 5. | Canard (duck) Canard (drake) |
15th | Caille (quail) cane (duck) |
25th | Tanche (tench) |
| Messidor | 5. | Mulet (mule) | 15th | Chamois (chamois) Jumart |
25th | Pintade (guinea fowl) |
| Thermidor | 5. | Bélier (Aries) | 15th | Brebis (sheep) | 25th | Loutre (Otter) Agneau (Lamb) |
| Fructidor | 5. | Saumon (salmon) barbeau (barbel) |
15th | Truite (trout) Goujon ( gudgeon ) |
25th | Écrevisse (cancer) |
| Sansculottids | 5. | Fête des recompenses | ||||
| Fabre d'Églantine proposals that were not accepted appear in lower case | ||||||