Floréal () 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.
Day name table
Like all FRC months Floréal 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).
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| ALIGN="center" colspan=2| 1<sup>re</sup> Décade
| ALIGN="center" colspan=2| 2<sup>e</sup> Décade
| ALIGN="center" colspan=2| 3<sup>e</sup> Décade
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| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Primidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 1.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0 width=28%|Rose (Rose)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|11.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0 width=28%|Rhubarbe (Rhubarb)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|21.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0 width=28%|Statice (Sea lavender)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Duodi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 2.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Chêne (Oak)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|12.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Sain-foin (Sainfoin)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|22.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Fritillaire (Fritillary)
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| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Tridi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 3.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Fougère (Fern)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|13.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Bâton d'or (Wallflower)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|23.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Bourrache (Borage)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Quartidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 4.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Aubépine (Hawthorn)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|14.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Chamerisier (Dwarf Honeysuckle)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|24.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Valériane (Valerian)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|<span style="color:#0000d0;">Quintidi</span>
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|<span style="color:#0000d0;"> 5.</span>
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|<span style="color:#0000d0;">Rossignol (Nightingale)</span>
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|<span style="color:#0000d0;">15.</span>
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|<span style="color:#0000d0;">Ver-à-soie (Silkworm)</span>
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|<span style="color:#0000d0;">25.</span>
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|<span style="color:#0000d0;">Carpe (Carp)</span>
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Sextidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 6.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Ancolie (Columbine)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|16.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Consoude (Comfrey)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|26.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Fusain (Spindle tree)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Septidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 7.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Muguet (Lily of the Valley)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|17.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Pimprenelle (Burnet)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|27.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Civette (Chive)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Octidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 8.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Champignon (Mushroom)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|18.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Corbeil d'or (Alison)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|28.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Buglose (Bugloss)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|Nonidi
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0| 9.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Hyacinthe (Hyacinth)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|19.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Arroche (Orache)
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|29.
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|Sénevé (Charlock)
|-
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#e0e0e0|<span style="color:#e00000;">Decadi</span>
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|<span style="color:#e00000;">10.</span>
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|<span style="color:#e00000;">Rateau (Rake)</span>
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|<span style="color:#e00000;">20.</span>
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|<span style="color:#e00000;">Sarcloir (Hoe)</span>
| ALIGN="right" bgcolor=#d0f0d0|<span style="color:#e00000;">30.</span>
| ALIGN="left" bgcolor=#fffff0|<span style="color:#e00000;">Houlette (Shepherd's staff)</span>
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Conversion table
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! Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar <br /> for the month "Floréal"
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| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8" | I.
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | II.
| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8" | III.
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | IV.
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | V.
| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8" | VI.
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | VII.
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| 20 || 21 || 22 || 23 || 24 || 25 || 26 || 27 || 28 || 29 || 30 || style="border-left: 2px solid #999" | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16 || 17 || 18 || 19
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{| width="100%" style="text-align: center"
| width="11.5%" align="left" | April
| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8" | 1793
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | 1794
| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8" | 1795
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | 1796
| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8" | 1797
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | 1798
| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8" | 1799
| width="11.5%" align="right" | May
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| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8" | VIII.
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | IX.
| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8"| X.
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | XI.
| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8"| XII.
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | XIII.
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|21 || 22 || 23 || 24 || 25 || 26 || 27 || 28 || 29 || 30 || style="border-left: 2px solid #999" | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16 || 17 || 18 || 19 || 20
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{| width="100%" style="text-align: center"
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| width="17%" align="left" | April
| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8" | 1800
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | 1801
| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8" | 1802
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | 1803
| width="11%" style="background-color: #e8e8e8" | 1804
| width="11%" style="background-color: #f3f3f3" | 1805
| width="17%" align="right" | May
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Cultural references
- British Sea Power reference Floréal in the chorus of Be Gone, from their album Open Season.
- Floréal-class frigate. These ships are named after the months of the French Republican calendar.
External links
- Spring Quarter of Year II (facsimile)
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