Ventôse (French pronunciation:[vɑ̃toz]; also Ventose) was the sixth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ventosus '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 Pluviôse and precedes the 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. 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 still prefers the spelling Ventôse.
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Ventôse
III
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Thursday 19 February 1795
2
Friday 20 February 1795
3
Saturday 21 February 1795
4
Sunday 22 February 1795
5
Monday 23 February 1795
6
Tuesday 24 February 1795
7
Wednesday 25 February 1795
8
Thursday 26 February 1795
9
Friday 27 February 1795
10
Saturday 28 February 1795
décade 17
11
Sunday 1 March 1795
12
Monday 2 March 1795
13
Tuesday 3 March 1795
14
Wednesday 4 March 1795
15
Thursday 5 March 1795
16
Friday 6 March 1795
17
Saturday 7 March 1795
18
Sunday 8 March 1795
19
Monday 9 March 1795
20
Tuesday 10 March 1795
décade 18
21
Wednesday 11 March 1795
22
Thursday 12 March 1795
23
Friday 13 March 1795
24
Saturday 14 March 1795
25
Sunday 15 March 1795
26
Monday 16 March 1795
27
Tuesday 17 March 1795
28
Wednesday 18 March 1795
29
Thursday 19 March 1795
30
Friday 20 March 1795
10 h
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Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV
1
Ventôse
I
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Tuesday 19 February 1793
2
Wednesday 20 February 1793
3
Thursday 21 February 1793
4
Friday 22 February 1793
5
Saturday 23 February 1793
6
Sunday 24 February 1793
7
Monday 25 February 1793
8
Tuesday 26 February 1793
9
Wednesday 27 February 1793
10
Thursday 28 February 1793
décade 17
11
Friday 1 March 1793
12
Saturday 2 March 1793
13
Sunday 3 March 1793
14
Monday 4 March 1793
15
Tuesday 5 March 1793
16
Wednesday 6 March 1793
17
Thursday 7 March 1793
18
Friday 8 March 1793
19
Saturday 9 March 1793
20
Sunday 10 March 1793
décade 18
21
Monday 11 March 1793
22
Tuesday 12 March 1793
23
Wednesday 13 March 1793
24
Thursday 14 March 1793
25
Friday 15 March 1793
26
Saturday 16 March 1793
27
Sunday 17 March 1793
28
Monday 18 March 1793
29
Tuesday 19 March 1793
30
Wednesday 20 March 1793
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
2
Ventôse
II
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Wednesday 19 February 1794
2
Thursday 20 February 1794
3
Friday 21 February 1794
4
Saturday 22 February 1794
5
Sunday 23 February 1794
6
Monday 24 February 1794
7
Tuesday 25 February 1794
8
Wednesday 26 February 1794
9
Thursday 27 February 1794
10
Friday 28 February 1794
décade 17
11
Saturday 1 March 1794
12
Sunday 2 March 1794
13
Monday 3 March 1794
14
Tuesday 4 March 1794
15
Wednesday 5 March 1794
16
Thursday 6 March 1794
17
Friday 7 March 1794
18
Saturday 8 March 1794
19
Sunday 9 March 1794
20
Monday 10 March 1794
décade 18
21
Tuesday 11 March 1794
22
Wednesday 12 March 1794
23
Thursday 13 March 1794
24
Friday 14 March 1794
25
Saturday 15 March 1794
26
Sunday 16 March 1794
27
Monday 17 March 1794
28
Tuesday 18 March 1794
29
Wednesday 19 March 1794
30
Thursday 20 March 1794
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
3
Ventôse
III
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Thursday 19 February 1795
2
Friday 20 February 1795
3
Saturday 21 February 1795
4
Sunday 22 February 1795
5
Monday 23 February 1795
6
Tuesday 24 February 1795
7
Wednesday 25 February 1795
8
Thursday 26 February 1795
9
Friday 27 February 1795
10
Saturday 28 February 1795
décade 17
11
Sunday 1 March 1795
12
Monday 2 March 1795
13
Tuesday 3 March 1795
14
Wednesday 4 March 1795
15
Thursday 5 March 1795
16
Friday 6 March 1795
17
Saturday 7 March 1795
18
Sunday 8 March 1795
19
Monday 9 March 1795
20
Tuesday 10 March 1795
décade 18
21
Wednesday 11 March 1795
22
Thursday 12 March 1795
23
Friday 13 March 1795
24
Saturday 14 March 1795
25
Sunday 15 March 1795
26
Monday 16 March 1795
27
Tuesday 17 March 1795
28
Wednesday 18 March 1795
29
Thursday 19 March 1795
30
Friday 20 March 1795
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
4
Ventôse
IV
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Saturday 20 February 1796
2
Sunday 21 February 1796
3
Monday 22 February 1796
4
Tuesday 23 February 1796
5
Wednesday 24 February 1796
6
Thursday 25 February 1796
7
Friday 26 February 1796
8
Saturday 27 February 1796
9
Sunday 28 February 1796
10
Monday 29 February 1796
décade 17
11
Tuesday 1 March 1796
12
Wednesday 2 March 1796
13
Thursday 3 March 1796
14
Friday 4 March 1796
15
Saturday 5 March 1796
16
Sunday 6 March 1796
17
Monday 7 March 1796
18
Tuesday 8 March 1796
19
Wednesday 9 March 1796
20
Thursday 10 March 1796
décade 18
21
Friday 11 March 1796
22
Saturday 12 March 1796
23
Sunday 13 March 1796
24
Monday 14 March 1796
25
Tuesday 15 March 1796
26
Wednesday 16 March 1796
27
Thursday 17 March 1796
28
Friday 18 March 1796
29
Saturday 19 March 1796
30
Sunday 20 March 1796
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
5
Ventôse
V
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Sunday 19 February 1797
2
Monday 20 February 1797
3
Tuesday 21 February 1797
4
Wednesday 22 February 1797
5
Thursday 23 February 1797
6
Friday 24 February 1797
7
Saturday 25 February 1797
8
Sunday 26 February 1797
9
Monday 27 February 1797
10
Tuesday 28 February 1797
décade 17
11
Wednesday 1 March 1797
12
Thursday 2 March 1797
13
Friday 3 March 1797
14
Saturday 4 March 1797
15
Sunday 5 March 1797
16
Monday 6 March 1797
17
Tuesday 7 March 1797
18
Wednesday 8 March 1797
19
Thursday 9 March 1797
20
Friday 10 March 1797
décade 18
21
Saturday 11 March 1797
22
Sunday 12 March 1797
23
Monday 13 March 1797
24
Tuesday 14 March 1797
25
Wednesday 15 March 1797
26
Thursday 16 March 1797
27
Friday 17 March 1797
28
Saturday 18 March 1797
29
Sunday 19 March 1797
30
Monday 20 March 1797
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
6
Ventôse
VI
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Monday 19 February 1798
2
Tuesday 20 February 1798
3
Wednesday 21 February 1798
4
Thursday 22 February 1798
5
Friday 23 February 1798
6
Saturday 24 February 1798
7
Sunday 25 February 1798
8
Monday 26 February 1798
9
Tuesday 27 February 1798
10
Wednesday 28 February 1798
décade 17
11
Thursday 1 March 1798
12
Friday 2 March 1798
13
Saturday 3 March 1798
14
Sunday 4 March 1798
15
Monday 5 March 1798
16
Tuesday 6 March 1798
17
Wednesday 7 March 1798
18
Thursday 8 March 1798
19
Friday 9 March 1798
20
Saturday 10 March 1798
décade 18
21
Sunday 11 March 1798
22
Monday 12 March 1798
23
Tuesday 13 March 1798
24
Wednesday 14 March 1798
25
Thursday 15 March 1798
26
Friday 16 March 1798
27
Saturday 17 March 1798
28
Sunday 18 March 1798
29
Monday 19 March 1798
30
Tuesday 20 March 1798
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
7
Ventôse
VII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Tuesday 19 February 1799
2
Wednesday 20 February 1799
3
Thursday 21 February 1799
4
Friday 22 February 1799
5
Saturday 23 February 1799
6
Sunday 24 February 1799
7
Monday 25 February 1799
8
Tuesday 26 February 1799
9
Wednesday 27 February 1799
10
Thursday 28 February 1799
décade 17
11
Friday 1 March 1799
12
Saturday 2 March 1799
13
Sunday 3 March 1799
14
Monday 4 March 1799
15
Tuesday 5 March 1799
16
Wednesday 6 March 1799
17
Thursday 7 March 1799
18
Friday 8 March 1799
19
Saturday 9 March 1799
20
Sunday 10 March 1799
décade 18
21
Monday 11 March 1799
22
Tuesday 12 March 1799
23
Wednesday 13 March 1799
24
Thursday 14 March 1799
25
Friday 15 March 1799
26
Saturday 16 March 1799
27
Sunday 17 March 1799
28
Monday 18 March 1799
29
Tuesday 19 March 1799
30
Wednesday 20 March 1799
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
8
Ventôse
VIII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Thursday 20 February 1800
2
Friday 21 February 1800
3
Saturday 22 February 1800
4
Sunday 23 February 1800
5
Monday 24 February 1800
6
Tuesday 25 February 1800
7
Wednesday 26 February 1800
8
Thursday 27 February 1800
9
Friday 28 February 1800
10
Saturday 1 March 1800
décade 17
11
Sunday 2 March 1800
12
Monday 3 March 1800
13
Tuesday 4 March 1800
14
Wednesday 5 March 1800
15
Thursday 6 March 1800
16
Friday 7 March 1800
17
Saturday 8 March 1800
18
Sunday 9 March 1800
19
Monday 10 March 1800
20
Tuesday 11 March 1800
décade 18
21
Wednesday 12 March 1800
22
Thursday 13 March 1800
23
Friday 14 March 1800
24
Saturday 15 March 1800
25
Sunday 16 March 1800
26
Monday 17 March 1800
27
Tuesday 18 March 1800
28
Wednesday 19 March 1800
29
Thursday 20 March 1800
30
Friday 21 March 1800
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
9
Ventôse
IX
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Friday 20 February 1801
2
Saturday 21 February 1801
3
Sunday 22 February 1801
4
Monday 23 February 1801
5
Tuesday 24 February 1801
6
Wednesday 25 February 1801
7
Thursday 26 February 1801
8
Friday 27 February 1801
9
Saturday 28 February 1801
10
Sunday 1 March 1801
décade 17
11
Monday 2 March 1801
12
Tuesday 3 March 1801
13
Wednesday 4 March 1801
14
Thursday 5 March 1801
15
Friday 6 March 1801
16
Saturday 7 March 1801
17
Sunday 8 March 1801
18
Monday 9 March 1801
19
Tuesday 10 March 1801
20
Wednesday 11 March 1801
décade 18
21
Thursday 12 March 1801
22
Friday 13 March 1801
23
Saturday 14 March 1801
24
Sunday 15 March 1801
25
Monday 16 March 1801
26
Tuesday 17 March 1801
27
Wednesday 18 March 1801
28
Thursday 19 March 1801
29
Friday 20 March 1801
30
Saturday 21 March 1801
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
10
Ventôse
X
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Saturday 20 February 1802
2
Sunday 21 February 1802
3
Monday 22 February 1802
4
Tuesday 23 February 1802
5
Wednesday 24 February 1802
6
Thursday 25 February 1802
7
Friday 26 February 1802
8
Saturday 27 February 1802
9
Sunday 28 February 1802
10
Monday 1 March 1802
décade 17
11
Tuesday 2 March 1802
12
Wednesday 3 March 1802
13
Thursday 4 March 1802
14
Friday 5 March 1802
15
Saturday 6 March 1802
16
Sunday 7 March 1802
17
Monday 8 March 1802
18
Tuesday 9 March 1802
19
Wednesday 10 March 1802
20
Thursday 11 March 1802
décade 18
21
Friday 12 March 1802
22
Saturday 13 March 1802
23
Sunday 14 March 1802
24
Monday 15 March 1802
25
Tuesday 16 March 1802
26
Wednesday 17 March 1802
27
Thursday 18 March 1802
28
Friday 19 March 1802
29
Saturday 20 March 1802
30
Sunday 21 March 1802
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
11
Ventôse
XI
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Sunday 20 February 1803
2
Monday 21 February 1803
3
Tuesday 22 February 1803
4
Wednesday 23 February 1803
5
Thursday 24 February 1803
6
Friday 25 February 1803
7
Saturday 26 February 1803
8
Sunday 27 February 1803
9
Monday 28 February 1803
10
Tuesday 1 March 1803
décade 17
11
Wednesday 2 March 1803
12
Thursday 3 March 1803
13
Friday 4 March 1803
14
Saturday 5 March 1803
15
Sunday 6 March 1803
16
Monday 7 March 1803
17
Tuesday 8 March 1803
18
Wednesday 9 March 1803
19
Thursday 10 March 1803
20
Friday 11 March 1803
décade 18
21
Saturday 12 March 1803
22
Sunday 13 March 1803
23
Monday 14 March 1803
24
Tuesday 15 March 1803
25
Wednesday 16 March 1803
26
Thursday 17 March 1803
27
Friday 18 March 1803
28
Saturday 19 March 1803
29
Sunday 20 March 1803
30
Monday 21 March 1803
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
12
Ventôse
XII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Tuesday 21 February 1804
2
Wednesday 22 February 1804
3
Thursday 23 February 1804
4
Friday 24 February 1804
5
Saturday 25 February 1804
6
Sunday 26 February 1804
7
Monday 27 February 1804
8
Tuesday 28 February 1804
9
Wednesday 29 February 1804
10
Thursday 1 March 1804
décade 17
11
Friday 2 March 1804
12
Saturday 3 March 1804
13
Sunday 4 March 1804
14
Monday 5 March 1804
15
Tuesday 6 March 1804
16
Wednesday 7 March 1804
17
Thursday 8 March 1804
18
Friday 9 March 1804
19
Saturday 10 March 1804
20
Sunday 11 March 1804
décade 18
21
Monday 12 March 1804
22
Tuesday 13 March 1804
23
Wednesday 14 March 1804
24
Thursday 15 March 1804
25
Friday 16 March 1804
26
Saturday 17 March 1804
27
Sunday 18 March 1804
28
Monday 19 March 1804
29
Tuesday 20 March 1804
30
Wednesday 21 March 1804
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
13
Ventôse
XIII
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Wednesday 20 February 1805
2
Thursday 21 February 1805
3
Friday 22 February 1805
4
Saturday 23 February 1805
5
Sunday 24 February 1805
6
Monday 25 February 1805
7
Tuesday 26 February 1805
8
Wednesday 27 February 1805
9
Thursday 28 February 1805
10
Friday 1 March 1805
décade 17
11
Saturday 2 March 1805
12
Sunday 3 March 1805
13
Monday 4 March 1805
14
Tuesday 5 March 1805
15
Wednesday 6 March 1805
16
Thursday 7 March 1805
17
Friday 8 March 1805
18
Saturday 9 March 1805
19
Sunday 10 March 1805
20
Monday 11 March 1805
décade 18
21
Tuesday 12 March 1805
22
Wednesday 13 March 1805
23
Thursday 14 March 1805
24
Friday 15 March 1805
25
Saturday 16 March 1805
26
Sunday 17 March 1805
27
Monday 18 March 1805
28
Tuesday 19 March 1805
29
Wednesday 20 March 1805
30
Thursday 21 March 1805
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
14
Ventôse
XIV
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 16
1
Thursday 20 February 1806
2
Friday 21 February 1806
3
Saturday 22 February 1806
4
Sunday 23 February 1806
5
Monday 24 February 1806
6
Tuesday 25 February 1806
7
Wednesday 26 February 1806
8
Thursday 27 February 1806
9
Friday 28 February 1806
10
Saturday 1 March 1806
décade 17
11
Sunday 2 March 1806
12
Monday 3 March 1806
13
Tuesday 4 March 1806
14
Wednesday 5 March 1806
15
Thursday 6 March 1806
16
Friday 7 March 1806
17
Saturday 8 March 1806
18
Sunday 9 March 1806
19
Monday 10 March 1806
20
Tuesday 11 March 1806
décade 18
21
Wednesday 12 March 1806
22
Thursday 13 March 1806
23
Friday 14 March 1806
24
Saturday 15 March 1806
25
Sunday 16 March 1806
26
Monday 17 March 1806
27
Tuesday 18 March 1806
28
Wednesday 19 March 1806
29
Thursday 20 March 1806
30
Friday 21 March 1806
10 h
Paris
3:96:34
09:30:44
24 h
Greenwich
Day name table
Like all FRC months Ventôse 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).
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
Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar for the month "Ventôse"