First month of the French Republican calendar
Vendémiaire (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃demjɛʁ] ) was the first month in the French Republican calendar . The month was named after the Occitan word vendemiaire (grape harvester).
Vendémiaire was the first month of the autumn quarter (mois d'automne ). It started on the day of the autumnal equinox , which fell between 22 September and 24 September, inclusive. It thus ended between 21 October and 23 October, and was the season of the vintage in the wine districts of northern France.[1] It follows the Sansculottides of the past year and precedes Brumaire .
3
Vendémiaire
III
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Monday22 September 1794
2
Tuesday23 September 1794
3
Wednesday24 September 1794
4
Thursday25 September 1794
5
Friday26 September 1794
6
Saturday27 September 1794
7
Sunday28 September 1794
8
Monday29 September 1794
9
Tuesday30 September 1794
10
Wednesday1 October 1794
décade 2
11
Thursday2 October 1794
12
Friday3 October 1794
13
Saturday4 October 1794
14
Sunday5 October 1794
15
Monday6 October 1794
16
Tuesday7 October 1794
17
Wednesday8 October 1794
18
Thursday9 October 1794
19
Friday10 October 1794
20
Saturday11 October 1794
décade 3
21
Sunday12 October 1794
22
Monday13 October 1794
23
Tuesday14 October 1794
24
Wednesday15 October 1794
25
Thursday16 October 1794
26
Friday17 October 1794
27
Saturday18 October 1794
28
Sunday19 October 1794
29
Monday20 October 1794
30
Tuesday21 October 1794
10 h
Paris
5h84m60s
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV
1
Vendémiaire
I
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Saturday22 September 1792
2
Sunday23 September 1792
3
Monday24 September 1792
4
Tuesday25 September 1792
5
Wednesday26 September 1792
6
Thursday27 September 1792
7
Friday28 September 1792
8
Saturday29 September 1792
9
Sunday30 September 1792
10
Monday1 October 1792
décade 2
11
Tuesday2 October 1792
12
Wednesday3 October 1792
13
Thursday4 October 1792
14
Friday5 October 1792
15
Saturday6 October 1792
16
Sunday7 October 1792
17
Monday8 October 1792
18
Tuesday9 October 1792
19
Wednesday10 October 1792
20
Thursday11 October 1792
décade 3
21
Friday12 October 1792
22
Saturday13 October 1792
23
Sunday14 October 1792
24
Monday15 October 1792
25
Tuesday16 October 1792
26
Wednesday17 October 1792
27
Thursday18 October 1792
28
Friday19 October 1792
29
Saturday20 October 1792
30
Sunday21 October 1792
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
2
Vendémiaire
II
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Sunday22 September 1793
2
Monday23 September 1793
3
Tuesday24 September 1793
4
Wednesday25 September 1793
5
Thursday26 September 1793
6
Friday27 September 1793
7
Saturday28 September 1793
8
Sunday29 September 1793
9
Monday30 September 1793
10
Tuesday1 October 1793
décade 2
11
Wednesday2 October 1793
12
Thursday3 October 1793
13
Friday4 October 1793
14
Saturday5 October 1793
15
Sunday6 October 1793
16
Monday7 October 1793
17
Tuesday8 October 1793
18
Wednesday9 October 1793
19
Thursday10 October 1793
20
Friday11 October 1793
décade 3
21
Saturday12 October 1793
22
Sunday13 October 1793
23
Monday14 October 1793
24
Tuesday15 October 1793
25
Wednesday16 October 1793
26
Thursday17 October 1793
27
Friday18 October 1793
28
Saturday19 October 1793
29
Sunday20 October 1793
30
Monday21 October 1793
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
3
Vendémiaire
III
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Monday22 September 1794
2
Tuesday23 September 1794
3
Wednesday24 September 1794
4
Thursday25 September 1794
5
Friday26 September 1794
6
Saturday27 September 1794
7
Sunday28 September 1794
8
Monday29 September 1794
9
Tuesday30 September 1794
10
Wednesday1 October 1794
décade 2
11
Thursday2 October 1794
12
Friday3 October 1794
13
Saturday4 October 1794
14
Sunday5 October 1794
15
Monday6 October 1794
16
Tuesday7 October 1794
17
Wednesday8 October 1794
18
Thursday9 October 1794
19
Friday10 October 1794
20
Saturday11 October 1794
décade 3
21
Sunday12 October 1794
22
Monday13 October 1794
23
Tuesday14 October 1794
24
Wednesday15 October 1794
25
Thursday16 October 1794
26
Friday17 October 1794
27
Saturday18 October 1794
28
Sunday19 October 1794
29
Monday20 October 1794
30
Tuesday21 October 1794
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
4
Vendémiaire
IV
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Wednesday23 September 1795
2
Thursday24 September 1795
3
Friday25 September 1795
4
Saturday26 September 1795
5
Sunday27 September 1795
6
Monday28 September 1795
7
Tuesday29 September 1795
8
Wednesday30 September 1795
9
Thursday1 October 1795
10
Friday2 October 1795
décade 2
11
Saturday3 October 1795
12
Sunday4 October 1795
13
Monday5 October 1795
14
Tuesday6 October 1795
15
Wednesday7 October 1795
16
Thursday8 October 1795
17
Friday9 October 1795
18
Saturday10 October 1795
19
Sunday11 October 1795
20
Monday12 October 1795
décade 3
21
Tuesday13 October 1795
22
Wednesday14 October 1795
23
Thursday15 October 1795
24
Friday16 October 1795
25
Saturday17 October 1795
26
Sunday18 October 1795
27
Monday19 October 1795
28
Tuesday20 October 1795
29
Wednesday21 October 1795
30
Thursday22 October 1795
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
5
Vendémiaire
V
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Thursday22 September 1796
2
Friday23 September 1796
3
Saturday24 September 1796
4
Sunday25 September 1796
5
Monday26 September 1796
6
Tuesday27 September 1796
7
Wednesday28 September 1796
8
Thursday29 September 1796
9
Friday30 September 1796
10
Saturday1 October 1796
décade 2
11
Sunday2 October 1796
12
Monday3 October 1796
13
Tuesday4 October 1796
14
Wednesday5 October 1796
15
Thursday6 October 1796
16
Friday7 October 1796
17
Saturday8 October 1796
18
Sunday9 October 1796
19
Monday10 October 1796
20
Tuesday11 October 1796
décade 3
21
Wednesday12 October 1796
22
Thursday13 October 1796
23
Friday14 October 1796
24
Saturday15 October 1796
25
Sunday16 October 1796
26
Monday17 October 1796
27
Tuesday18 October 1796
28
Wednesday19 October 1796
29
Thursday20 October 1796
30
Friday21 October 1796
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
6
Vendémiaire
VI
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Friday22 September 1797
2
Saturday23 September 1797
3
Sunday24 September 1797
4
Monday25 September 1797
5
Tuesday26 September 1797
6
Wednesday27 September 1797
7
Thursday28 September 1797
8
Friday29 September 1797
9
Saturday30 September 1797
10
Sunday1 October 1797
décade 2
11
Monday2 October 1797
12
Tuesday3 October 1797
13
Wednesday4 October 1797
14
Thursday5 October 1797
15
Friday6 October 1797
16
Saturday7 October 1797
17
Sunday8 October 1797
18
Monday9 October 1797
19
Tuesday10 October 1797
20
Wednesday11 October 1797
décade 3
21
Thursday12 October 1797
22
Friday13 October 1797
23
Saturday14 October 1797
24
Sunday15 October 1797
25
Monday16 October 1797
26
Tuesday17 October 1797
27
Wednesday18 October 1797
28
Thursday19 October 1797
29
Friday20 October 1797
30
Saturday21 October 1797
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
7
Vendémiaire
VII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Saturday22 September 1798
2
Sunday23 September 1798
3
Monday24 September 1798
4
Tuesday25 September 1798
5
Wednesday26 September 1798
6
Thursday27 September 1798
7
Friday28 September 1798
8
Saturday29 September 1798
9
Sunday30 September 1798
10
Monday1 October 1798
décade 2
11
Tuesday2 October 1798
12
Wednesday3 October 1798
13
Thursday4 October 1798
14
Friday5 October 1798
15
Saturday6 October 1798
16
Sunday7 October 1798
17
Monday8 October 1798
18
Tuesday9 October 1798
19
Wednesday10 October 1798
20
Thursday11 October 1798
décade 3
21
Friday12 October 1798
22
Saturday13 October 1798
23
Sunday14 October 1798
24
Monday15 October 1798
25
Tuesday16 October 1798
26
Wednesday17 October 1798
27
Thursday18 October 1798
28
Friday19 October 1798
29
Saturday20 October 1798
30
Sunday21 October 1798
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
8
Vendémiaire
VIII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Monday23 September 1799
2
Tuesday24 September 1799
3
Wednesday25 September 1799
4
Thursday26 September 1799
5
Friday27 September 1799
6
Saturday28 September 1799
7
Sunday29 September 1799
8
Monday30 September 1799
9
Tuesday1 October 1799
10
Wednesday2 October 1799
décade 2
11
Thursday3 October 1799
12
Friday4 October 1799
13
Saturday5 October 1799
14
Sunday6 October 1799
15
Monday7 October 1799
16
Tuesday8 October 1799
17
Wednesday9 October 1799
18
Thursday10 October 1799
19
Friday11 October 1799
20
Saturday12 October 1799
décade 3
21
Sunday13 October 1799
22
Monday14 October 1799
23
Tuesday15 October 1799
24
Wednesday16 October 1799
25
Thursday17 October 1799
26
Friday18 October 1799
27
Saturday19 October 1799
28
Sunday20 October 1799
29
Monday21 October 1799
30
Tuesday22 October 1799
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
9
Vendémiaire
IX
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Tuesday23 September 1800
2
Wednesday24 September 1800
3
Thursday25 September 1800
4
Friday26 September 1800
5
Saturday27 September 1800
6
Sunday28 September 1800
7
Monday29 September 1800
8
Tuesday30 September 1800
9
Wednesday1 October 1800
10
Thursday2 October 1800
décade 2
11
Friday3 October 1800
12
Saturday4 October 1800
13
Sunday5 October 1800
14
Monday6 October 1800
15
Tuesday7 October 1800
16
Wednesday8 October 1800
17
Thursday9 October 1800
18
Friday10 October 1800
19
Saturday11 October 1800
20
Sunday12 October 1800
décade 3
21
Monday13 October 1800
22
Tuesday14 October 1800
23
Wednesday15 October 1800
24
Thursday16 October 1800
25
Friday17 October 1800
26
Saturday18 October 1800
27
Sunday19 October 1800
28
Monday20 October 1800
29
Tuesday21 October 1800
30
Wednesday22 October 1800
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
10
Vendémiaire
X
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Wednesday23 September 1801
2
Thursday24 September 1801
3
Friday25 September 1801
4
Saturday26 September 1801
5
Sunday27 September 1801
6
Monday28 September 1801
7
Tuesday29 September 1801
8
Wednesday30 September 1801
9
Thursday1 October 1801
10
Friday2 October 1801
décade 2
11
Saturday3 October 1801
12
Sunday4 October 1801
13
Monday5 October 1801
14
Tuesday6 October 1801
15
Wednesday7 October 1801
16
Thursday8 October 1801
17
Friday9 October 1801
18
Saturday10 October 1801
19
Sunday11 October 1801
20
Monday12 October 1801
décade 3
21
Tuesday13 October 1801
22
Wednesday14 October 1801
23
Thursday15 October 1801
24
Friday16 October 1801
25
Saturday17 October 1801
26
Sunday18 October 1801
27
Monday19 October 1801
28
Tuesday20 October 1801
29
Wednesday21 October 1801
30
Thursday22 October 1801
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
11
Vendémiaire
XI
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Thursday23 September 1802
2
Friday24 September 1802
3
Saturday25 September 1802
4
Sunday26 September 1802
5
Monday27 September 1802
6
Tuesday28 September 1802
7
Wednesday29 September 1802
8
Thursday30 September 1802
9
Friday1 October 1802
10
Saturday2 October 1802
décade 2
11
Sunday3 October 1802
12
Monday4 October 1802
13
Tuesday5 October 1802
14
Wednesday6 October 1802
15
Thursday7 October 1802
16
Friday8 October 1802
17
Saturday9 October 1802
18
Sunday10 October 1802
19
Monday11 October 1802
20
Tuesday12 October 1802
décade 3
21
Wednesday13 October 1802
22
Thursday14 October 1802
23
Friday15 October 1802
24
Saturday16 October 1802
25
Sunday17 October 1802
26
Monday18 October 1802
27
Tuesday19 October 1802
28
Wednesday20 October 1802
29
Thursday21 October 1802
30
Friday22 October 1802
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
12
Vendémiaire
XII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Saturday24 September 1803
2
Sunday25 September 1803
3
Monday26 September 1803
4
Tuesday27 September 1803
5
Wednesday28 September 1803
6
Thursday29 September 1803
7
Friday30 September 1803
8
Saturday1 October 1803
9
Sunday2 October 1803
10
Monday3 October 1803
décade 2
11
Tuesday4 October 1803
12
Wednesday5 October 1803
13
Thursday6 October 1803
14
Friday7 October 1803
15
Saturday8 October 1803
16
Sunday9 October 1803
17
Monday10 October 1803
18
Tuesday11 October 1803
19
Wednesday12 October 1803
20
Thursday13 October 1803
décade 3
21
Friday14 October 1803
22
Saturday15 October 1803
23
Sunday16 October 1803
24
Monday17 October 1803
25
Tuesday18 October 1803
26
Wednesday19 October 1803
27
Thursday20 October 1803
28
Friday21 October 1803
29
Saturday22 October 1803
30
Sunday23 October 1803
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
13
Vendémiaire
XIII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Sunday23 September 1804
2
Monday24 September 1804
3
Tuesday25 September 1804
4
Wednesday26 September 1804
5
Thursday27 September 1804
6
Friday28 September 1804
7
Saturday29 September 1804
8
Sunday30 September 1804
9
Monday1 October 1804
10
Tuesday2 October 1804
décade 2
11
Wednesday3 October 1804
12
Thursday4 October 1804
13
Friday5 October 1804
14
Saturday6 October 1804
15
Sunday7 October 1804
16
Monday8 October 1804
17
Tuesday9 October 1804
18
Wednesday10 October 1804
19
Thursday11 October 1804
20
Friday12 October 1804
décade 3
21
Saturday13 October 1804
22
Sunday14 October 1804
23
Monday15 October 1804
24
Tuesday16 October 1804
25
Wednesday17 October 1804
26
Thursday18 October 1804
27
Friday19 October 1804
28
Saturday20 October 1804
29
Sunday21 October 1804
30
Monday22 October 1804
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
14
Vendémiaire
XIV
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 1
1
Monday23 September 1805
2
Tuesday24 September 1805
3
Wednesday25 September 1805
4
Thursday26 September 1805
5
Friday27 September 1805
6
Saturday28 September 1805
7
Sunday29 September 1805
8
Monday30 September 1805
9
Tuesday1 October 1805
10
Wednesday2 October 1805
décade 2
11
Thursday3 October 1805
12
Friday4 October 1805
13
Saturday5 October 1805
14
Sunday6 October 1805
15
Monday7 October 1805
16
Tuesday8 October 1805
17
Wednesday9 October 1805
18
Thursday10 October 1805
19
Friday11 October 1805
20
Saturday12 October 1805
décade 3
21
Sunday13 October 1805
22
Monday14 October 1805
23
Tuesday15 October 1805
24
Wednesday16 October 1805
25
Thursday17 October 1805
26
Friday18 October 1805
27
Saturday19 October 1805
28
Sunday20 October 1805
29
Monday21 October 1805
30
Tuesday22 October 1805
10 h
Paris
5:78:11
13:52:29
24 h
Greenwich
Day name table [ ]
Like all FRC months Vendémiaire lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks, called décades (decades). In accordance with the suggestion of Fabre d'Églantine , each of the days of the republican year was consecrated to some useful object.[1] Thus every day in Vendémiaire had the name of an agricultural or ornamental 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).
1re Décade
2e Décade
3e Décade
Primidi
1.
Raisin (Grape)
11.
Pomme de terre (Potato)
21.
Chanvre (Hemp)
Duodi
2.
Safferan (Saffron)
12.
Immortelle (Strawflower )
22.
Pênche (Peach)
Tridi
3.
Châtaigne (Chestnut)
13.
Potiron (Winter Squash)
23.
Navet (Turnip)
Quartidi
4.
Colchique (Crocus)
14.
Réseda (Reseda (plant) )
24.
Amarills (Amaryllis )
Quintidi
5.
Cheval (horse)
15.
Âne (donkey)
25.
Bœuf (cow)
Sextidi
6.
Balsamine (Impatiens)
16.
Belle de nuite (Marvel of Peru )
26.
Aubergine (Eggplant )
Septidi
7.
Carotte (Carrot)
17.
Citrouille (Summer Squash)
27.
Piment (Chili pepper )
Octidi
8.
Amaranthe (Amaranth )
18.
Sarrasin (Oat )
28.
Tomate (Tomato)
Nonidi
9.
Panais (Parsnip)
19.
Tournesol (Sunflower)
29.
Orge (Barley)
Decadi
10.
Cuve (Vat)
20.
Preseroiyr (Winepress)
30.
Tonneau (Barrel)
Conversion table [ ]
Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar for the month "Vendémiaire"
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
September
1792
1793
1794
1796
1797
1798
October
IV.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XIII.
XIV.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
September
1795
1799
1800
1801
1802
1804
1805
October
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
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