THE REPUBLICAN CALENDAR

to September 9, 1805. The names of the months were as

foliows : — FOR AUTUMN: Vencémiaire (vindemia, grapegathering), Brumaire (bruwmna, brume, fog), Frimaire ( /rimas, hoarfiost); FOR WiINTER: Nivô e (nivosus, snowy), Pluviô-.e (pluviosus, rainy), Ventô-e (ventosur, windy\; FOR SPRING: Germinal (grmen, germ), Floréal (Jlorem acc., flower), Prairial (prairie, meadow) ; FOR SUMMER : Messidor (messis, harvest ; düpor, gift), Thermidor Oipun, heat ; däpor, gift), Fructidor (fructus, fruit). s

‘The month was divided into 3 ‘‘ décades” of 10 days each. The days were called primidi, duodi, tridi, quartidi, quintidi, sextidi, septidi, octidi, nonidi, decadi.

Lalande and Fabre d’Eglantine composed this calendar, Romme causid it to be adopted.

di E Republican Calendar was used from September, 22, 1792,

PRINCIPAL DATES OF THE R&PTBRLIMAN UALENLAR, WITH THE CORRESPONDING DATES OF THE GREG( IAN.

9 and 10 Thermidor, An II (July 27 and 28 1794), a reaction sets in against Robespierre, who 18 guillutined on the 1oth, with some of his sanguinary supporters, and the Reign of Terror comes to an end ; the leaders and supporters of this movement are called ‘* Thermidoriens. ”?

12 Germinal, An III (April 1, 1795), a rising of the suburbs of Paris against the National Convention takes place; the people ask fur bread and a return to the Constitution of 1793 (a very Democratic one, never completel; carried out) ; they are dispersed by the military.

1er Prairial, An III (May 20, 1795), a supreme but vain e fort of the Jacobins (extreme Democrats) against what is called ** La réaction thermidorienne ”” (Moderate Republicans and Royalists).

13 Vendémiaire, An IV (October $, 1795), an insurrection of Muderate Republicans and KRoyalists takes place against the Assembly called ‘Convention Nationale ;” it is quashed by Napuleon Bunaparte, commanding under Barras.

18 Fructidor, An V (September 4, 1797), a ‘‘ coup d'État ” is executed by three members cf he Directuire, Barras, La Reveillère- Lepeaux, and Kewbell, against the ‘* Conseil, des Anciens et des Cinq-Cents,'” whom they accused of royalist teridencies,

30 Zlruirial, An VII (June 18, 1799), a reconstitution of the