Messidor
The Messidor (German also harvest month) is the tenth month of the republican calendar of the French Revolution . He follows the Prairial , followed by the Thermidor .
The name is derived from the Latin messis , harvest '(hence the equivalent French moisson ) and from the Greek δῶρον ( dõron ), gift'. The messidor is the first month of the summer quarter ( mois d'été ) and thus the tenth month of the French revolutionary year. It starts around June 19 and ends around July 18 .
Day names
Like all months of the French Revolutionary Calendar, the Messidor had 30 days, which were divided into three decades. The days were named after agricultural crops, with the exception of the 5th and 10th day of each decade. The 5th day (Quintidi) was named after a pet, the 10th day (Decadi) after an agricultural implement.
Fabre d'Églantine's idea to devote a day to the four classic European cereals - wheat, rye, barley and oats - in the Messidor was not accepted. The barley was moved to the Vendémiaire. D'Églantine also wanted to place a legendary horse / cow hybrid "Jumart" next to the mule. This idea was also not accepted.
| Day names for the Messidor | ||||||
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| 1 re Decade | 2 e decade | 3 e decade | ||||
| Primidi | 1. | Seigle (rye) | 11. | Coriandre (coriander) | 21st | Menthe (mint) |
| Duodi | 2. | Avoine (oats) | 12. | Artichaut (artichoke) | 22nd | Cumin |
| Tridi | 3. | Oignon (onion) | 13. | Giroflée Girofle (clove) | 23. | Haricots (beans) |
| Quartidi | 4th | Véronique (honorary award) | 14th | Lavande (lavender) | 24. | Orcanète (make-up root) |
| Quintidi | 5. | Mulet (mule) | 15th | Chamois (chamois) Jumart |
25th | Pintade (guinea fowl) |
| Sextidi | 6th | Romarin (rosemary) | 16. | Tobacco | 26th | Sucking (sage) |
| Septidi | 7th | Concombre (cucumber) | 17th | Groseille (currant) | 27. | Aïl (garlic) |
| Octidi | 8th. | Échalottes (shallots) | 18th | Cesse (flat pea) Orge (barley) |
28. | Vesce (vetch) |
| Nonidi | 9. | Absynthe Absinthe (wormwood) | 19th | Cerise (cherry) | 29 | Blé (wheat) |
| Décadi | 10. | Faucille (sickle) | 20th | Parc (pen) | 30th | Chalémie (shawm) |
| 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 "Messidor" |
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Conversion example
To be determined is the 26th Messidor IX .
The year IX is in the table below, including the Gregorian year 1801 . Under the 26th (top line of the day) is the 15th. Since this is after the month transition (30th → 1st), July is meant.
So the Gregorian date is July 15, 1801 .
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 "Messidor" , in Trésor de la langue française informatisé .