French Revolutionary Month Names

French Revolutionary Month Names, based on aspects of the seasons, with each exactly 30 days long, lasted 13 years until abolished by Napoleon in 1806.

1. Vendemiaire, vintage

2. Brumaire, mist

3. Frimaire, frost

4. Nivose, snow

5. Pluviose, rain

6. Ventose, wind

7. Germinal, seedtime

8. Floreal, blossom

9. Prairial, meadow

10. Messidor, harvest

11. Thermidor, heat

12. Fructidor, fruit

Based on a Rob Vermeer watch.