Prairial () was the ninth
month in the
French Republican Calendar. This month was named after the
French word ''prairie'', which means ''meadow''. It was the name given to
several ships.
Prairial was the third month of the spring quarter (). It started May 20 or May 21. It ended June 18 or June 19. It follows the
Floréal
Floréal () was the eighth month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ''flos'', which means ''flower''.
Floréal was the second month of the spring quarter (''mois de printemps''). It started 20 April ...
and precedes the
Messidor
Messidor () was the tenth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word , which means ''harvest''.
Messidor was the first month of the summer quarter (). It started on 19 or 20 June. It ended on 18 or 19 Jul ...
.
Day name table
Like all FRC months, Prairial lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called ''décades'' (decades). Every 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
See also
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Revolt of 1 Prairial Year III
The insurrection of 1 Prairial Year III was a popular revolt in Paris on 20 May 1795 against the policies of the Thermidorian Convention. It was the last and one of the most remarkable and stubborn popular revolts of the French Revolution. After t ...
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