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French Revolution changed them innit….. Overview Understanding records from the French Revolution The 12 months of the French Republican Calendar, which was in use from 1793 to 1805, were named after natural elements and seasons to de-Christianize the calendar. The months are: Vendémiaire (vintage), Brumaire (fog), Frimaire (frost), Nivôse (snow), Pluviôse (rain), Ventôse (wind), Germinal (germination), Floréal (flowering), Prairial (meadows), Messidor (harvest), Thermidor (heat), and Fructidor (fruits). Each month had 30 days, divided into three 10-day weeks (called décades), and the year began on the autumnal equinox. Edited on 01/10/2025 at 13:35:06.

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September October November December all badly named. They’re not the 7th, 8th, 9th ... [more]	Hamsterwheel	10:47:28
>> French Revolution changed them innit….....[more]	Denc 🗡	13:34:01
>> The idea of a 13 month year with all months having 4 weeks seems logical to me.	Free Thinking Doggie	11:06:27
>> Have to come up with a decent name for the new month.	Free Thinking Doggie	13:01:18
>> Mohammed...	Free Thinking Doggie	13:26:56
>> Every month would start on a Monday, end on a Sunday.	Free Thinking Doggie	11:45:12
>> And that fits with 4 seasons how?	Hamsterwheel	11:30:39
>> Currently equinoxes are late March, June, Sept and Dec, so current system ... [more]	Free Thinking Doggie	11:41:26
>> Arguable they make the beginning of seasons.	Hamsterwheel	12:40:23
>> When does winter start ? The answer will vary with things like latitude.	Free Thinking Doggie	13:06:12
>> December	Hamsterwheel	14:12:18
>> Not in Finland it don't. Or Sydney.	Free Thinking Doggie	14:13:26
>> Err… “ Winter usually begins in mid-October in Lapland and during ... [more]	Hamsterwheel	14:28:24
>> Equinoxes & solstices.	Free Thinking Doggie	11:58:31
>> the 365th day would be a holiday and not in any month.	Free Thinking Doggie	11:10:14

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