Pluviôse (; also ''Pluviose'') was the fifth month in the
French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the
Latin
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word ''pluviosus'', which means ''rainy''.
Pluviôse was the second month of the winter quarter (''mois d'hiver''), starting between the 20th and 22 January, and ending between the 18th and 20 February. It follows the
Nivôse
Nivôse (; also ''Nivose'') was the fourth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ''nivosus'', which means ''snowy''.
Nivôse was the first month of the winter quarter (''mois d'hiver''). It started b ...
and precedes the
Ventôse
Ventôse (; also ''Ventose'') was the sixth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ''ventosus'', which means ''windy''.
Ventôse was the third month of the winter quarter (''mois d'hiver''). It start ...
.
On October 24, 1793
Fabre d'Églantine
Philippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine (, 28 July 1750 – 5 April 1794), commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine, was a French actor, dramatist, poet, and politician of the French Revolution.
He is best known for having invented the names of ...
suggested new names for the
French Republican Calendar and on the 24th November the
National Convention
The National Convention (french: link=no, Convention nationale) was the parliament of the Kingdom of France for one day and the French First Republic for the rest of its existence during the French Revolution, following the two-year National ...
accepted the names with minor changes. It was decided to omit the
circumflex
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(''accent circonflexe'') in the names of the winter months, so the month was named ''Pluviose'' instead of ''Pluviôse''. However, in
historiography
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the spelling
''Pluviôse'' is still preferred.
Day name table
Like all FRC months Pluviôse lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called ''décades'' (decades). Each day had the name of an agricultural plant, except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi).
Conversion table
External links
Winter Quarter of Year II (facsimile)
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French Republican calendar
January
February
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