Fructidor
The Fructidor (German also fruit month) is the twelfth month of the republican calendar of the French Revolution . It follows the Thermidor , it is followed by the Sansculottides .
The name is derived from the Latin fructus , fruit '(hence the French fructueux , fruit-bearing') and the Greek δῶρον ( dõron ), gift '. The fructidor is the third month of the summer quarter ( mois d'été ). It starts around August 18 and ends around September 16 .
Day names
Like all months of the French Revolutionary Calendar, the Fructidor had 30 days, which were divided into three decades. The days were named after agriculturally important plants, with the exception of the 5th and 10th day of each decade. The 5th day (Quintidi) was named after a pet or farm animal, the 10th day (Decadi) after an agricultural implement.
| Day names for the fructidor | ||||||
| 1 re Decade | 2 e decade | 3 e decade | ||||
| Primidi | 1. | Prune (plum) | 11. | Pastèque (watermelon) | 21st | Eglantier (dog rose) |
| Duodi | 2. | Millet (millet) | 12. | Fenouil (fennel) | 22nd | Noisette (hazelnut) |
| Tridi | 3. | Licoperde Lycoperdon (Stäubling) | 13. | Epine vinette (barberry) | 23. | Houblon (hops) |
| Quartidi | 4th | Escourgeon (feed barley) | 14th | Noix (walnut) | 24. | Sorgho (sorghum) |
| Quintidi | 5. | Saumon (salmon) barbeau (barbel) |
15th | Truite (trout) Goujon (gudgeon) |
25th | Écrevisse (cancer) |
| Sextidi | 6th | Tubéreuse (tuberose) | 16. | Citron (lemon) | 26th | Bigarade (bitter orange) |
| Septidi | 7th | Sucrion Escourgeon / Orge d'hiver (winter barley) | 17th | Cardière | 27. | Verge d'or (golden rue) |
| Octidi | 8th. | Apocyn (dog strangler) | 18th | Nerprun (buckthorn) | 28. | Maïs (maize) |
| Nonidi | 9. | Réglisse (liquorice) | 19th | Tagette Tagete ( marigold ) | 29 | Marron (sweet chestnut) |
| Décadi | 10. | Échelle (head) | 20th | Hotte (carrying basket) | 30th | Panier (basket) Corbeille (basket) |
| modern French names appear in italics - Fabre d'Églantine proposals that were not accepted appear in lower case | ||||||
Conversion table
| Conversion table between the Republican and Gregorian calendar for the month "Fructidor" |
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Conversion example
The 5th fructidor VI is to be determined .
The year VI is in the table above, below the Gregorian year 1798 . Under the 5th (top line of the day) is the 22nd. Since this is before the month transition (31st → 1st), August is meant.
So the Gregorian date is August 22, 1798 .
See also: Conversion table between Gregorian and Republican calendars
Web links
- Facsimile summer months of the year II
- Facsimile military calendar of the year VIII
- Plant names internationally
- Plant names German / French
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry "Fructidor" , in Trésor de la langue française informatisé .