Quartidi
The twelve months of the republican calendar of the French Revolution are each divided into three "decades" of ten days. Quartidi is the fourth day of a decade. The 4th, 14th and 24th of each month and the Fête de l'opinion of the Sansculottids fall on a Quartidi.
Day names
The day names of the Quartidi were (like most other day names) agricultural crops. Only in the Nivôse were the days named after minerals and animal substances.
month | 1 re Decade | 2 e decade | 3 e decade | |||
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Vendémiaire | 4th | Colchique (meadow saffron) | 14th | Réséda (Reseda) | 24. | Amarillis (Amaryllis) |
Brumaire | 4th | Betterave (beetroot) | 14th | Endive (endive) | 24. | orange |
Frimaire | 4th | Nèfle (medlar) | 14th | Sapin (fir) | 24. | Oseille (sorrel) |
Nivôse | 4th | Soufre (sulfur) | 14th | Grès (sandstone) | 24. | Cuivre (copper) |
Pluviôse | 4th | Perce Neige (Snowdrop) | 14th | Avelinier (Lambert Nut) | 24. | Trainasse (departure) |
Ventôse | 4th | Troëne (privet) | 14th | Vélar | 24. | Pâquerette (daisies) |
Germinal | 4th | Tulipe (tulip) | 14th | Hêtre (beech) | 24. | Roquette (rocket) |
Floréal | 4th | Aubépine (hawthorn) | 14th | Chamerisier (honeysuckle) | 24. | Valériane (valerian) |
Prairial | 4th | Angélique (angelica) | 14th | Acacia (acacia) | 24. | Caille lait (bedstraw) |
Messidor | 4th | Véronique (honorary award) | 14th | Lavande (lavender) | 24. | Orcanète (make-up root) |
Thermidor | 4th | Ivraie (ryegrass) | 14th | Basilic (basil) | 24. | Aunée (alant) |
Fructidor | 4th | Escourgeon (feed barley) | 14th | Noix (walnut) | 24. | Sorgho (sorghum) |
Sansculottids | 4th | Fete de l'opinion |