Prairial
# Prairial

Prairial (French pronunciation: ​) was the ninth month in the French Republican Calendar. This month was named after the French word prairie, which means meadow. It was the name given to several ships.

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 the Floréal and precedes the Messidor.

| 3 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | III |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Wednesday 20 May 1795 2 Thursday 21 May 1795 3 Friday 22 May 1795 4 Saturday 23 May 1795 5 Sunday 24 May 1795 6 Monday 25 May 1795 7 Tuesday 26 May 1795 8 Wednesday 27 May 1795 9 Thursday 28 May 1795 10 Friday 29 May 1795 | décade 26 11 Saturday 30 May 1795 12 Sunday 31 May 1795 13 Monday 1 June 1795 14 Tuesday 2 June 1795 15 Wednesday 3 June 1795 16 Thursday 4 June 1795 17 Friday 5 June 1795 18 Saturday 6 June 1795 19 Sunday 7 June 1795 20 Monday 8 June 1795 | décade 27 21 Tuesday 9 June 1795 22 Wednesday 10 June 1795 23 Thursday 11 June 1795 24 Friday 12 June 1795 25 Saturday 13 June 1795 26 Sunday 14 June 1795 27 Monday 15 June 1795 28 Tuesday 16 June 1795 29 Wednesday 17 June 1795 30 Thursday 18 June 1795 | 10 h Paris 0h17m47s Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |

Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV :

| 1 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | I |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Monday 20 May 1793 2 Tuesday 21 May 1793 3 Wednesday 22 May 1793 4 Thursday 23 May 1793 5 Friday 24 May 1793 6 Saturday 25 May 1793 7 Sunday 26 May 1793 8 Monday 27 May 1793 9 Tuesday 28 May 1793 10 Wednesday 29 May 1793 | décade 26 11 Thursday 30 May 1793 12 Friday 31 May 1793 13 Saturday 1 June 1793 14 Sunday 2 June 1793 15 Monday 3 June 1793 16 Tuesday 4 June 1793 17 Wednesday 5 June 1793 18 Thursday 6 June 1793 19 Friday 7 June 1793 20 Saturday 8 June 1793 | décade 27 21 Sunday 9 June 1793 22 Monday 10 June 1793 23 Tuesday 11 June 1793 24 Wednesday 12 June 1793 25 Thursday 13 June 1793 26 Friday 14 June 1793 27 Saturday 15 June 1793 28 Sunday 16 June 1793 29 Monday 17 June 1793 30 Tuesday 18 June 1793 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 2 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | II |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Tuesday 20 May 1794 2 Wednesday 21 May 1794 3 Thursday 22 May 1794 4 Friday 23 May 1794 5 Saturday 24 May 1794 6 Sunday 25 May 1794 7 Monday 26 May 1794 8 Tuesday 27 May 1794 9 Wednesday 28 May 1794 10 Thursday 29 May 1794 | décade 26 11 Friday 30 May 1794 12 Saturday 31 May 1794 13 Sunday 1 June 1794 14 Monday 2 June 1794 15 Tuesday 3 June 1794 16 Wednesday 4 June 1794 17 Thursday 5 June 1794 18 Friday 6 June 1794 19 Saturday 7 June 1794 20 Sunday 8 June 1794 | décade 27 21 Monday 9 June 1794 22 Tuesday 10 June 1794 23 Wednesday 11 June 1794 24 Thursday 12 June 1794 25 Friday 13 June 1794 26 Saturday 14 June 1794 27 Sunday 15 June 1794 28 Monday 16 June 1794 29 Tuesday 17 June 1794 30 Wednesday 18 June 1794 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 3 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | III |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Wednesday 20 May 1795 2 Thursday 21 May 1795 3 Friday 22 May 1795 4 Saturday 23 May 1795 5 Sunday 24 May 1795 6 Monday 25 May 1795 7 Tuesday 26 May 1795 8 Wednesday 27 May 1795 9 Thursday 28 May 1795 10 Friday 29 May 1795 | décade 26 11 Saturday 30 May 1795 12 Sunday 31 May 1795 13 Monday 1 June 1795 14 Tuesday 2 June 1795 15 Wednesday 3 June 1795 16 Thursday 4 June 1795 17 Friday 5 June 1795 18 Saturday 6 June 1795 19 Sunday 7 June 1795 20 Monday 8 June 1795 | décade 27 21 Tuesday 9 June 1795 22 Wednesday 10 June 1795 23 Thursday 11 June 1795 24 Friday 12 June 1795 25 Saturday 13 June 1795 26 Sunday 14 June 1795 27 Monday 15 June 1795 28 Tuesday 16 June 1795 29 Wednesday 17 June 1795 30 Thursday 18 June 1795 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 4 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | IV |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Friday 20 May 1796 2 Saturday 21 May 1796 3 Sunday 22 May 1796 4 Monday 23 May 1796 5 Tuesday 24 May 1796 6 Wednesday 25 May 1796 7 Thursday 26 May 1796 8 Friday 27 May 1796 9 Saturday 28 May 1796 10 Sunday 29 May 1796 | décade 26 11 Monday 30 May 1796 12 Tuesday 31 May 1796 13 Wednesday 1 June 1796 14 Thursday 2 June 1796 15 Friday 3 June 1796 16 Saturday 4 June 1796 17 Sunday 5 June 1796 18 Monday 6 June 1796 19 Tuesday 7 June 1796 20 Wednesday 8 June 1796 | décade 27 21 Thursday 9 June 1796 22 Friday 10 June 1796 23 Saturday 11 June 1796 24 Sunday 12 June 1796 25 Monday 13 June 1796 26 Tuesday 14 June 1796 27 Wednesday 15 June 1796 28 Thursday 16 June 1796 29 Friday 17 June 1796 30 Saturday 18 June 1796 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 5 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | V |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Saturday 20 May 1797 2 Sunday 21 May 1797 3 Monday 22 May 1797 4 Tuesday 23 May 1797 5 Wednesday 24 May 1797 6 Thursday 25 May 1797 7 Friday 26 May 1797 8 Saturday 27 May 1797 9 Sunday 28 May 1797 10 Monday 29 May 1797 | décade 26 11 Tuesday 30 May 1797 12 Wednesday 31 May 1797 13 Thursday 1 June 1797 14 Friday 2 June 1797 15 Saturday 3 June 1797 16 Sunday 4 June 1797 17 Monday 5 June 1797 18 Tuesday 6 June 1797 19 Wednesday 7 June 1797 20 Thursday 8 June 1797 | décade 27 21 Friday 9 June 1797 22 Saturday 10 June 1797 23 Sunday 11 June 1797 24 Monday 12 June 1797 25 Tuesday 13 June 1797 26 Wednesday 14 June 1797 27 Thursday 15 June 1797 28 Friday 16 June 1797 29 Saturday 17 June 1797 30 Sunday 18 June 1797 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 6 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | VI |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Sunday 20 May 1798 2 Monday 21 May 1798 3 Tuesday 22 May 1798 4 Wednesday 23 May 1798 5 Thursday 24 May 1798 6 Friday 25 May 1798 7 Saturday 26 May 1798 8 Sunday 27 May 1798 9 Monday 28 May 1798 10 Tuesday 29 May 1798 | décade 26 11 Wednesday 30 May 1798 12 Thursday 31 May 1798 13 Friday 1 June 1798 14 Saturday 2 June 1798 15 Sunday 3 June 1798 16 Monday 4 June 1798 17 Tuesday 5 June 1798 18 Wednesday 6 June 1798 19 Thursday 7 June 1798 20 Friday 8 June 1798 | décade 27 21 Saturday 9 June 1798 22 Sunday 10 June 1798 23 Monday 11 June 1798 24 Tuesday 12 June 1798 25 Wednesday 13 June 1798 26 Thursday 14 June 1798 27 Friday 15 June 1798 28 Saturday 16 June 1798 29 Sunday 17 June 1798 30 Monday 18 June 1798 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 7 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | VII |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Monday 20 May 1799 2 Tuesday 21 May 1799 3 Wednesday 22 May 1799 4 Thursday 23 May 1799 5 Friday 24 May 1799 6 Saturday 25 May 1799 7 Sunday 26 May 1799 8 Monday 27 May 1799 9 Tuesday 28 May 1799 10 Wednesday 29 May 1799 | décade 26 11 Thursday 30 May 1799 12 Friday 31 May 1799 13 Saturday 1 June 1799 14 Sunday 2 June 1799 15 Monday 3 June 1799 16 Tuesday 4 June 1799 17 Wednesday 5 June 1799 18 Thursday 6 June 1799 19 Friday 7 June 1799 20 Saturday 8 June 1799 | décade 27 21 Sunday 9 June 1799 22 Monday 10 June 1799 23 Tuesday 11 June 1799 24 Wednesday 12 June 1799 25 Thursday 13 June 1799 26 Friday 14 June 1799 27 Saturday 15 June 1799 28 Sunday 16 June 1799 29 Monday 17 June 1799 30 Tuesday 18 June 1799 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 8 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | VIII |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Wednesday 21 May 1800 2 Thursday 22 May 1800 3 Friday 23 May 1800 4 Saturday 24 May 1800 5 Sunday 25 May 1800 6 Monday 26 May 1800 7 Tuesday 27 May 1800 8 Wednesday 28 May 1800 9 Thursday 29 May 1800 10 Friday 30 May 1800 | décade 26 11 Saturday 31 May 1800 12 Sunday 1 June 1800 13 Monday 2 June 1800 14 Tuesday 3 June 1800 15 Wednesday 4 June 1800 16 Thursday 5 June 1800 17 Friday 6 June 1800 18 Saturday 7 June 1800 19 Sunday 8 June 1800 20 Monday 9 June 1800 | décade 27 21 Tuesday 10 June 1800 22 Wednesday 11 June 1800 23 Thursday 12 June 1800 24 Friday 13 June 1800 25 Saturday 14 June 1800 26 Sunday 15 June 1800 27 Monday 16 June 1800 28 Tuesday 17 June 1800 29 Wednesday 18 June 1800 30 Thursday 19 June 1800 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 9 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | IX |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Thursday 21 May 1801 2 Friday 22 May 1801 3 Saturday 23 May 1801 4 Sunday 24 May 1801 5 Monday 25 May 1801 6 Tuesday 26 May 1801 7 Wednesday 27 May 1801 8 Thursday 28 May 1801 9 Friday 29 May 1801 10 Saturday 30 May 1801 | décade 26 11 Sunday 31 May 1801 12 Monday 1 June 1801 13 Tuesday 2 June 1801 14 Wednesday 3 June 1801 15 Thursday 4 June 1801 16 Friday 5 June 1801 17 Saturday 6 June 1801 18 Sunday 7 June 1801 19 Monday 8 June 1801 20 Tuesday 9 June 1801 | décade 27 21 Wednesday 10 June 1801 22 Thursday 11 June 1801 23 Friday 12 June 1801 24 Saturday 13 June 1801 25 Sunday 14 June 1801 26 Monday 15 June 1801 27 Tuesday 16 June 1801 28 Wednesday 17 June 1801 29 Thursday 18 June 1801 30 Friday 19 June 1801 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 10 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | X |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Friday 21 May 1802 2 Saturday 22 May 1802 3 Sunday 23 May 1802 4 Monday 24 May 1802 5 Tuesday 25 May 1802 6 Wednesday 26 May 1802 7 Thursday 27 May 1802 8 Friday 28 May 1802 9 Saturday 29 May 1802 10 Sunday 30 May 1802 | décade 26 11 Monday 31 May 1802 12 Tuesday 1 June 1802 13 Wednesday 2 June 1802 14 Thursday 3 June 1802 15 Friday 4 June 1802 16 Saturday 5 June 1802 17 Sunday 6 June 1802 18 Monday 7 June 1802 19 Tuesday 8 June 1802 20 Wednesday 9 June 1802 | décade 27 21 Thursday 10 June 1802 22 Friday 11 June 1802 23 Saturday 12 June 1802 24 Sunday 13 June 1802 25 Monday 14 June 1802 26 Tuesday 15 June 1802 27 Wednesday 16 June 1802 28 Thursday 17 June 1802 29 Friday 18 June 1802 30 Saturday 19 June 1802 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 11 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | XI |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Saturday 21 May 1803 2 Sunday 22 May 1803 3 Monday 23 May 1803 4 Tuesday 24 May 1803 5 Wednesday 25 May 1803 6 Thursday 26 May 1803 7 Friday 27 May 1803 8 Saturday 28 May 1803 9 Sunday 29 May 1803 10 Monday 30 May 1803 | décade 26 11 Tuesday 31 May 1803 12 Wednesday 1 June 1803 13 Thursday 2 June 1803 14 Friday 3 June 1803 15 Saturday 4 June 1803 16 Sunday 5 June 1803 17 Monday 6 June 1803 18 Tuesday 7 June 1803 19 Wednesday 8 June 1803 20 Thursday 9 June 1803 | décade 27 21 Friday 10 June 1803 22 Saturday 11 June 1803 23 Sunday 12 June 1803 24 Monday 13 June 1803 25 Tuesday 14 June 1803 26 Wednesday 15 June 1803 27 Thursday 16 June 1803 28 Friday 17 June 1803 29 Saturday 18 June 1803 30 Sunday 19 June 1803 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 12 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | XII |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Monday 21 May 1804 2 Tuesday 22 May 1804 3 Wednesday 23 May 1804 4 Thursday 24 May 1804 5 Friday 25 May 1804 6 Saturday 26 May 1804 7 Sunday 27 May 1804 8 Monday 28 May 1804 9 Tuesday 29 May 1804 10 Wednesday 30 May 1804 | décade 26 11 Thursday 31 May 1804 12 Friday 1 June 1804 13 Saturday 2 June 1804 14 Sunday 3 June 1804 15 Monday 4 June 1804 16 Tuesday 5 June 1804 17 Wednesday 6 June 1804 18 Thursday 7 June 1804 19 Friday 8 June 1804 20 Saturday 9 June 1804 | décade 27 21 Sunday 10 June 1804 22 Monday 11 June 1804 23 Tuesday 12 June 1804 24 Wednesday 13 June 1804 25 Thursday 14 June 1804 26 Friday 15 June 1804 27 Saturday 16 June 1804 28 Sunday 17 June 1804 29 Monday 18 June 1804 30 Tuesday 19 June 1804 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 13 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | XIII |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Tuesday 21 May 1805 2 Wednesday 22 May 1805 3 Thursday 23 May 1805 4 Friday 24 May 1805 5 Saturday 25 May 1805 6 Sunday 26 May 1805 7 Monday 27 May 1805 8 Tuesday 28 May 1805 9 Wednesday 29 May 1805 10 Thursday 30 May 1805 | décade 26 11 Friday 31 May 1805 12 Saturday 1 June 1805 13 Sunday 2 June 1805 14 Monday 3 June 1805 15 Tuesday 4 June 1805 16 Wednesday 5 June 1805 17 Thursday 6 June 1805 18 Friday 7 June 1805 19 Saturday 8 June 1805 20 Sunday 9 June 1805 | décade 27 21 Monday 10 June 1805 22 Tuesday 11 June 1805 23 Wednesday 12 June 1805 24 Thursday 13 June 1805 25 Friday 14 June 1805 26 Saturday 15 June 1805 27 Sunday 16 June 1805 28 Monday 17 June 1805 29 Tuesday 18 June 1805 30 Wednesday 19 June 1805 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |
| 14 | Prairial | Prairial | Prairial | XIV |
| Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 25 1 Wednesday 21 May 1806 2 Thursday 22 May 1806 3 Friday 23 May 1806 4 Saturday 24 May 1806 5 Sunday 25 May 1806 6 Monday 26 May 1806 7 Tuesday 27 May 1806 8 Wednesday 28 May 1806 9 Thursday 29 May 1806 10 Friday 30 May 1806 | décade 26 11 Saturday 31 May 1806 12 Sunday 1 June 1806 13 Monday 2 June 1806 14 Tuesday 3 June 1806 15 Wednesday 4 June 1806 16 Thursday 5 June 1806 17 Friday 6 June 1806 18 Saturday 7 June 1806 19 Sunday 8 June 1806 20 Monday 9 June 1806 | décade 27 21 Tuesday 10 June 1806 22 Wednesday 11 June 1806 23 Thursday 12 June 1806 24 Friday 13 June 1806 25 Saturday 14 June 1806 26 Sunday 15 June 1806 27 Monday 16 June 1806 28 Tuesday 17 June 1806 29 Wednesday 18 June 1806 30 Thursday 19 June 1806 | 10 h Paris 0:10:98 Prairial 00:15:49 24 h Greenwich |

## Day name table

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 the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi).

| | $1^{re}$ Décade | $1^{re}$ Décade | $2^e$ Décade | $2^e$ Décade | $3^e$ Décade | $3^e$ Décade |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Primidi | 1. | Luserne (Lucerne) | 11. | Fraise (Strawberry) | 21. | Barbeau (Cornflower) |
| Duodi | 2. | Hémérocalle (Daylily) | 12. | Bétoine (Betony) | 22. | Camomille (Chamomile) |
| Tridi | 3. | Trèfle (Clover) | 13. | Pois (Pea) | 23. | Chèvrefeuille (Honeysuckle) |
| Quartidi | 4. | Angélique (Angelica) | 14. | Acacia (Acacia) | 24. | Caille lait (Bedstraw) |
| Quintidi | 5. | Canard (Duck) | 15. | Caille (Quail) | 25. | Tanche (Tench) |
| Sextidi | 6. | Mélisse (Melissa) | 16. | Œillet (Pink) | 26. | Jasmin (Jasmine) |
| Septidi | 7. | Fromental (Oat Grass) | 17. | Sureau (Elder) | 27. | Verveine (Vervain) |
| Octidi | 8. | Martagon (Martagon Lily) | 18. | Pavot (Poppy) | 28. | Thym (Thyme) |
| Nonidi | 9. | Serpolet (Wild Thyme) | 19. | Tilleul (Lime Tree) | 29. | Pivoine (Peony) |
| Decadi | 10. | Faulx (Scythe) | 20. | Fourche (Pitchfork) | 30. | Chariot (Cart) |

## Conversion table

Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar for the month "Prairial" :

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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| May 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 June ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| May 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 June ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
