Ventôse
The Ventôse (also Ventose ; German also wind month ) is the sixth month of the republican calendar of the French Revolution . It follows the Pluviôse , it is followed by the Germinal .
The name is derived from the French vent (wind). The Ventôse is the third month of the winter quarter ( mois d'hiver ). It starts around February 20th and ends around March 21st .
Day names
Like all months of the French Revolutionary Calendar, the Ventôse had 30 days, which were divided into 3 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.
| Day names for the Ventôse | ||||||
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| 1 re Decade | 2 e decade | 3 e decade | ||||
| Primidi | 1. | Tussilage ( Coltsfoot ) | 11. | Narcisse ( daffodil ) | 21st | Mandragore ( mandrake ) |
| Duodi | 2. | Cornouiller ( cornel cherry ) | 12. | Orm ( elm ) | 22nd | Percil Persil ( parsley ) |
| Tridi | 3. | Viollier Violier ( Levkoje ) | 13. | Fumeterre ( earth smoke ) | 23. | Cochléria ( spoonwort ) |
| Quartidi | 4th | Troëne ( privet ) | 14th | Vélar ( weeping mustache ) | 24. | Pâquerette ( daisies ) |
| Quintidi | 5. | Bouc (billy goat) | 15th | Chèvre (goat) | 25th | Tuna (Tuna) Chevreau (Kid) |
| Sextidi | 6th | Asaret ( hazel root ) | 16. | Epinards ( spinach ) | 26th | Pissenlit ( dandelion ) |
| Septidi | 7th | Alaterne ( buckthorn ) | 17th | Doronic ( Gemswurz ) | 27. | Sylvie ( forest anemone ) |
| Octidi | 8th. | Violet ( violet ) | 18th | Mouron ( bird weed ) | 28. | Capillaire Cheveu-de-Vénus (women's hair) |
| Nonidi | 9. | Marceau Saule ( willow ) | 19th | Cerfeuil ( chervil ) | 29 | Frêne ( ash ) |
| Décadi | 10. | Bêche (spade) | 20th | Cordeau (measuring line) | 30th | Plantoir (digging stick) |
| 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 "Ventôse" |
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Conversion example
The 26th Ventôse XIII is to be determined .
The year XIII is in the third table, including the Gregorian year 1805 . The 17th is under the 26th (top line of the day). Since this is after the transition between the months (28th → 1st), March is meant.
So the Gregorian date is March 17, 1805 .
See also: Conversion table between Gregorian and Republican calendars
