Ventôse
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Unreferenced Template:Use dmy dates Ventôse (Template:IPA; also Ventose) was the sixth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ventosus meaning 'windy'.
Ventôse was the third month of the winter quarter (mois d'hiver). It started between 19 and 21 February. It ended between 20 and 21 March. It follows the second month, Pluviôse, and precedes the fourth month, Germinal.
New names for the calendar were suggested by Fabre d'Églantine on 24 October 1793 and on 24 November the National Convention accepted the names with minor changes.Template:Citation needed It was decided to omit the circumflex (accent circonflexe) in the names of the winter months, so the month was named Ventose instead of Ventôse. Historiography prefers the spelling Ventôse.Template:Citation needed
Day name table
Like all FRC months, Ventôse lasts 30 days and is divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). Every day was given 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).
| 1re Décade | 2e Décade | 3e Décade | ||||
| Primidi | 1. | Tussilage (Coltsfoot) | 11. | Narcisse (Narcissus) | 21. | Mandragore (Mandrake) |
| Duodi | 2. | Cornouiller (Dogwood) | 12. | Orme (Elm) | 22. | Percil (Parsley) |
| Tridi | 3. | Viollier (Stock) | 13. | Fumeterre (Fumitory) | 23. | Cochléria (Scurvygrass) |
| Quartidi | 4. | Troëne (Privet) | 14. | Vélar (Hedge Mustard) | 24. | Pâquerette (Daisy) |
| Quintidi | 5. | Bouc (Billygoat) | 15. | Chèvre (Goat) | 25. | Thon (Tuna) |
| Sextidi | 6. | Asaret (Wild Ginger) | 16. | Epinard (Spinach) | 26. | Pissenlit (Dandelion) |
| Septidi | 7. | Alaterne (Evergreen Buckthorn) | 17. | Doronic (Leopard's Bane) | 27. | Sylvie (Anemone) |
| Octidi | 8. | Violette (Violet) | 18. | Mouron (Pimpernel) | 28. | Capillaire (Maidenhair Fern) |
| Nonidi | 9. | Marceau (Willow) | 19. | Cerfeuil (Chervil) | 29. | Frêne (Ash Tree) |
| Decadi | 10. | Bêche (Spade) | 20. | Cordeau (Twine) | 30. | Plantoir (Dibble) |
Conversion table
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