Prairial ( French pronunciation: [pʁɛʁjal] ) was the ninth month in the French Republican calendar . This month was named after the French word prairie 'meadow'. It was the name given to several ships .
2-429: Prairial was the third month of the spring quarter ( mois de printemps ). It started May 20 or May 21. It ended June 18 or June 19. It follows Floréal and precedes Messidor . Like all FRC months, Prairial 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
4-628: The name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi). Flor%C3%A9al Floréal ( French pronunciation: [flɔʁeal] ) was the eighth month in the French Republican calendar . The month was named after the Latin word flos 'flower'. Floréal was the second month of the spring quarter ( mois de printemps ). It started 20 April or 21 April. It ended 19 May or 20 May. It follows Germinal and precedes Prairial . Like all FRC months Floréal lasted 30 days and
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