- Pluviôse
Pluviôse (also "Pluviose") was the fifth
month in theFrench Republican Calendar . The month was named after theLatin word "pluviosus", which means "rain".Pluviôse was the second month of the winter quarter ("mois d'hiver"). It started between
January 20 andJanuary 22 . It ended betweenFebruary 18 andFebruary 20 . It follows theNivôse and precedes theVentôse .The new names for the calendar were suggested by
Fabre d'Églantine onOctober 24 1793 . OnNovember 24 theNational Convention accepted the names with minor changes. So it was decided to omit thecircumflex ("accent circonflexe") in the names of the winter monthes. So the month was named "Pluviose" instead of "Pluviôse".Historiography still prefers the spelling"Pluviôse".Day Name Table
Like all FRC months Pluviôse 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).
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* [http://www.textesrares.com/revol/revo0ca2.jpgWinter Quarter of Year II (facsimile)]
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