For the region in Brazil, see 
Floreal .
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 . 
    Year: 3   Month:    Year: III        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Monday20  April 1795      2   Tuesday21  April 1795      3   Wednesday22  April 1795      4   Thursday23  April 1795      5   Friday24  April 1795      6   Saturday25  April 1795      7   Sunday26  April 1795      8   Monday27  April 1795      9   Tuesday28  April 1795      10   Wednesday29  April 1795    
      décade 23     11   Thursday30  April 1795      12   Friday1  May 1795      13   Saturday2  May 1795      14   Sunday3  May 1795      15   Monday4  May 1795      16   Tuesday5  May 1795      17   Wednesday6  May 1795      18   Thursday7  May 1795      19   Friday8  May 1795      20   Saturday9  May 1795    
      décade 24     21   Sunday10  May 1795      22   Monday11  May 1795      23   Tuesday12  May 1795      24   Wednesday13  May 1795      25   Thursday14  May 1795      26   Friday15  May 1795      27   Saturday16  May 1795      28   Sunday17  May 1795      29   Monday18  May 1795      30   Tuesday19  May 1795    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6h41m13s     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
 
   Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV         Year: 1   Month:    Year: I        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Saturday20  April 1793      2   Sunday21  April 1793      3   Monday22  April 1793      4   Tuesday23  April 1793      5   Wednesday24  April 1793      6   Thursday25  April 1793      7   Friday26  April 1793      8   Saturday27  April 1793      9   Sunday28  April 1793      10   Monday29  April 1793    
      décade 23     11   Tuesday30  April 1793      12   Wednesday1  May 1793      13   Thursday2  May 1793      14   Friday3  May 1793      15   Saturday4  May 1793      16   Sunday5  May 1793      17   Monday6  May 1793      18   Tuesday7  May 1793      19   Wednesday8  May 1793      20   Thursday9  May 1793    
      décade 24     21   Friday10  May 1793      22   Saturday11  May 1793      23   Sunday12  May 1793      24   Monday13  May 1793      25   Tuesday14  May 1793      26   Wednesday15  May 1793      27   Thursday16  May 1793      28   Friday17  May 1793      29   Saturday18  May 1793      30   Sunday19  May 1793    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 2   Month:    Year: II        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Sunday20  April 1794      2   Monday21  April 1794      3   Tuesday22  April 1794      4   Wednesday23  April 1794      5   Thursday24  April 1794      6   Friday25  April 1794      7   Saturday26  April 1794      8   Sunday27  April 1794      9   Monday28  April 1794      10   Tuesday29  April 1794    
      décade 23     11   Wednesday30  April 1794      12   Thursday1  May 1794      13   Friday2  May 1794      14   Saturday3  May 1794      15   Sunday4  May 1794      16   Monday5  May 1794      17   Tuesday6  May 1794      18   Wednesday7  May 1794      19   Thursday8  May 1794      20   Friday9  May 1794    
      décade 24     21   Saturday10  May 1794      22   Sunday11  May 1794      23   Monday12  May 1794      24   Tuesday13  May 1794      25   Wednesday14  May 1794      26   Thursday15  May 1794      27   Friday16  May 1794      28   Saturday17  May 1794      29   Sunday18  May 1794      30   Monday19  May 1794    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 3   Month:    Year: III        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Monday20  April 1795      2   Tuesday21  April 1795      3   Wednesday22  April 1795      4   Thursday23  April 1795      5   Friday24  April 1795      6   Saturday25  April 1795      7   Sunday26  April 1795      8   Monday27  April 1795      9   Tuesday28  April 1795      10   Wednesday29  April 1795    
      décade 23     11   Thursday30  April 1795      12   Friday1  May 1795      13   Saturday2  May 1795      14   Sunday3  May 1795      15   Monday4  May 1795      16   Tuesday5  May 1795      17   Wednesday6  May 1795      18   Thursday7  May 1795      19   Friday8  May 1795      20   Saturday9  May 1795    
      décade 24     21   Sunday10  May 1795      22   Monday11  May 1795      23   Tuesday12  May 1795      24   Wednesday13  May 1795      25   Thursday14  May 1795      26   Friday15  May 1795      27   Saturday16  May 1795      28   Sunday17  May 1795      29   Monday18  May 1795      30   Tuesday19  May 1795    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 4   Month:    Year: IV        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Wednesday20  April 1796      2   Thursday21  April 1796      3   Friday22  April 1796      4   Saturday23  April 1796      5   Sunday24  April 1796      6   Monday25  April 1796      7   Tuesday26  April 1796      8   Wednesday27  April 1796      9   Thursday28  April 1796      10   Friday29  April 1796    
      décade 23     11   Saturday30  April 1796      12   Sunday1  May 1796      13   Monday2  May 1796      14   Tuesday3  May 1796      15   Wednesday4  May 1796      16   Thursday5  May 1796      17   Friday6  May 1796      18   Saturday7  May 1796      19   Sunday8  May 1796      20   Monday9  May 1796    
      décade 24     21   Tuesday10  May 1796      22   Wednesday11  May 1796      23   Thursday12  May 1796      24   Friday13  May 1796      25   Saturday14  May 1796      26   Sunday15  May 1796      27   Monday16  May 1796      28   Tuesday17  May 1796      29   Wednesday18  May 1796      30   Thursday19  May 1796    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 5   Month:    Year: V        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Thursday20  April 1797      2   Friday21  April 1797      3   Saturday22  April 1797      4   Sunday23  April 1797      5   Monday24  April 1797      6   Tuesday25  April 1797      7   Wednesday26  April 1797      8   Thursday27  April 1797      9   Friday28  April 1797      10   Saturday29  April 1797    
      décade 23     11   Sunday30  April 1797      12   Monday1  May 1797      13   Tuesday2  May 1797      14   Wednesday3  May 1797      15   Thursday4  May 1797      16   Friday5  May 1797      17   Saturday6  May 1797      18   Sunday7  May 1797      19   Monday8  May 1797      20   Tuesday9  May 1797    
      décade 24     21   Wednesday10  May 1797      22   Thursday11  May 1797      23   Friday12  May 1797      24   Saturday13  May 1797      25   Sunday14  May 1797      26   Monday15  May 1797      27   Tuesday16  May 1797      28   Wednesday17  May 1797      29   Thursday18  May 1797      30   Friday19  May 1797    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 6   Month:    Year: VI        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Friday20  April 1798      2   Saturday21  April 1798      3   Sunday22  April 1798      4   Monday23  April 1798      5   Tuesday24  April 1798      6   Wednesday25  April 1798      7   Thursday26  April 1798      8   Friday27  April 1798      9   Saturday28  April 1798      10   Sunday29  April 1798    
      décade 23     11   Monday30  April 1798      12   Tuesday1  May 1798      13   Wednesday2  May 1798      14   Thursday3  May 1798      15   Friday4  May 1798      16   Saturday5  May 1798      17   Sunday6  May 1798      18   Monday7  May 1798      19   Tuesday8  May 1798      20   Wednesday9  May 1798    
      décade 24     21   Thursday10  May 1798      22   Friday11  May 1798      23   Saturday12  May 1798      24   Sunday13  May 1798      25   Monday14  May 1798      26   Tuesday15  May 1798      27   Wednesday16  May 1798      28   Thursday17  May 1798      29   Friday18  May 1798      30   Saturday19  May 1798    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 7   Month:    Year: VII        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Saturday20  April 1799      2   Sunday21  April 1799      3   Monday22  April 1799      4   Tuesday23  April 1799      5   Wednesday24  April 1799      6   Thursday25  April 1799      7   Friday26  April 1799      8   Saturday27  April 1799      9   Sunday28  April 1799      10   Monday29  April 1799    
      décade 23     11   Tuesday30  April 1799      12   Wednesday1  May 1799      13   Thursday2  May 1799      14   Friday3  May 1799      15   Saturday4  May 1799      16   Sunday5  May 1799      17   Monday6  May 1799      18   Tuesday7  May 1799      19   Wednesday8  May 1799      20   Thursday9  May 1799    
      décade 24     21   Friday10  May 1799      22   Saturday11  May 1799      23   Sunday12  May 1799      24   Monday13  May 1799      25   Tuesday14  May 1799      26   Wednesday15  May 1799      27   Thursday16  May 1799      28   Friday17  May 1799      29   Saturday18  May 1799      30   Sunday19  May 1799    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 8   Month:    Year: VIII        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Monday21  April 1800      2   Tuesday22  April 1800      3   Wednesday23  April 1800      4   Thursday24  April 1800      5   Friday25  April 1800      6   Saturday26  April 1800      7   Sunday27  April 1800      8   Monday28  April 1800      9   Tuesday29  April 1800      10   Wednesday30  April 1800    
      décade 23     11   Thursday1  May 1800      12   Friday2  May 1800      13   Saturday3  May 1800      14   Sunday4  May 1800      15   Monday5  May 1800      16   Tuesday6  May 1800      17   Wednesday7  May 1800      18   Thursday8  May 1800      19   Friday9  May 1800      20   Saturday10  May 1800    
      décade 24     21   Sunday11  May 1800      22   Monday12  May 1800      23   Tuesday13  May 1800      24   Wednesday14  May 1800      25   Thursday15  May 1800      26   Friday16  May 1800      27   Saturday17  May 1800      28   Sunday18  May 1800      29   Monday19  May 1800      30   Tuesday20  May 1800    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 9   Month:    Year: IX        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Tuesday21  April 1801      2   Wednesday22  April 1801      3   Thursday23  April 1801      4   Friday24  April 1801      5   Saturday25  April 1801      6   Sunday26  April 1801      7   Monday27  April 1801      8   Tuesday28  April 1801      9   Wednesday29  April 1801      10   Thursday30  April 1801    
      décade 23     11   Friday1  May 1801      12   Saturday2  May 1801      13   Sunday3  May 1801      14   Monday4  May 1801      15   Tuesday5  May 1801      16   Wednesday6  May 1801      17   Thursday7  May 1801      18   Friday8  May 1801      19   Saturday9  May 1801      20   Sunday10  May 1801    
      décade 24     21   Monday11  May 1801      22   Tuesday12  May 1801      23   Wednesday13  May 1801      24   Thursday14  May 1801      25   Friday15  May 1801      26   Saturday16  May 1801      27   Sunday17  May 1801      28   Monday18  May 1801      29   Tuesday19  May 1801      30   Wednesday20  May 1801    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 10   Month:    Year: X        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Wednesday21  April 1802      2   Thursday22  April 1802      3   Friday23  April 1802      4   Saturday24  April 1802      5   Sunday25  April 1802      6   Monday26  April 1802      7   Tuesday27  April 1802      8   Wednesday28  April 1802      9   Thursday29  April 1802      10   Friday30  April 1802    
      décade 23     11   Saturday1  May 1802      12   Sunday2  May 1802      13   Monday3  May 1802      14   Tuesday4  May 1802      15   Wednesday5  May 1802      16   Thursday6  May 1802      17   Friday7  May 1802      18   Saturday8  May 1802      19   Sunday9  May 1802      20   Monday10  May 1802    
      décade 24     21   Tuesday11  May 1802      22   Wednesday12  May 1802      23   Thursday13  May 1802      24   Friday14  May 1802      25   Saturday15  May 1802      26   Sunday16  May 1802      27   Monday17  May 1802      28   Tuesday18  May 1802      29   Wednesday19  May 1802      30   Thursday20  May 1802    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 11   Month:    Year: XI        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Thursday21  April 1803      2   Friday22  April 1803      3   Saturday23  April 1803      4   Sunday24  April 1803      5   Monday25  April 1803      6   Tuesday26  April 1803      7   Wednesday27  April 1803      8   Thursday28  April 1803      9   Friday29  April 1803      10   Saturday30  April 1803    
      décade 23     11   Sunday1  May 1803      12   Monday2  May 1803      13   Tuesday3  May 1803      14   Wednesday4  May 1803      15   Thursday5  May 1803      16   Friday6  May 1803      17   Saturday7  May 1803      18   Sunday8  May 1803      19   Monday9  May 1803      20   Tuesday10  May 1803    
      décade 24     21   Wednesday11  May 1803      22   Thursday12  May 1803      23   Friday13  May 1803      24   Saturday14  May 1803      25   Sunday15  May 1803      26   Monday16  May 1803      27   Tuesday17  May 1803      28   Wednesday18  May 1803      29   Thursday19  May 1803      30   Friday20  May 1803    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 12   Month:    Year: XII        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Saturday21  April 1804      2   Sunday22  April 1804      3   Monday23  April 1804      4   Tuesday24  April 1804      5   Wednesday25  April 1804      6   Thursday26  April 1804      7   Friday27  April 1804      8   Saturday28  April 1804      9   Sunday29  April 1804      10   Monday30  April 1804    
      décade 23     11   Tuesday1  May 1804      12   Wednesday2  May 1804      13   Thursday3  May 1804      14   Friday4  May 1804      15   Saturday5  May 1804      16   Sunday6  May 1804      17   Monday7  May 1804      18   Tuesday8  May 1804      19   Wednesday9  May 1804      20   Thursday10  May 1804    
      décade 24     21   Friday11  May 1804      22   Saturday12  May 1804      23   Sunday13  May 1804      24   Monday14  May 1804      25   Tuesday15  May 1804      26   Wednesday16  May 1804      27   Thursday17  May 1804      28   Friday18  May 1804      29   Saturday19  May 1804      30   Sunday20  May 1804    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 13   Month:    Year: XIII        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Sunday21  April 1805      2   Monday22  April 1805      3   Tuesday23  April 1805      4   Wednesday24  April 1805      5   Thursday25  April 1805      6   Friday26  April 1805      7   Saturday27  April 1805      8   Sunday28  April 1805      9   Monday29  April 1805      10   Tuesday30  April 1805    
      décade 23     11   Wednesday1  May 1805      12   Thursday2  May 1805      13   Friday3  May 1805      14   Saturday4  May 1805      15   Sunday5  May 1805      16   Monday6  May 1805      17   Tuesday7  May 1805      18   Wednesday8  May 1805      19   Thursday9  May 1805      20   Friday10  May 1805    
      décade 24     21   Saturday11  May 1805      22   Sunday12  May 1805      23   Monday13  May 1805      24   Tuesday14  May 1805      25   Wednesday15  May 1805      26   Thursday16  May 1805      27   Friday17  May 1805      28   Saturday18  May 1805      29   Sunday19  May 1805      30   Monday20  May 1805    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
    Year: 14   Month:    Year: XIV        Day of the 10-day    Primidi     Duodi     Tridi     Quartidi     Quintidi     Sextidi     Septidi     Octidi     Nonidi     Décadi   
      décade 22     1   Monday21  April 1806      2   Tuesday22  April 1806      3   Wednesday23  April 1806      4   Thursday24  April 1806      5   Friday25  April 1806      6   Saturday26  April 1806      7   Sunday27  April 1806      8   Monday28  April 1806      9   Tuesday29  April 1806      10   Wednesday30  April 1806    
      décade 23     11   Thursday1  May 1806      12   Friday2  May 1806      13   Saturday3  May 1806      14   Sunday4  May 1806      15   Monday5  May 1806      16   Tuesday6  May 1806      17   Wednesday7  May 1806      18   Thursday8  May 1806      19   Friday9  May 1806      20   Saturday10  May 1806    
      décade 24     21   Sunday11  May 1806      22   Monday12  May 1806      23   Tuesday13  May 1806      24   Wednesday14  May 1806      25   Thursday15  May 1806      26   Friday16  May 1806      27   Saturday17  May 1806      28   Sunday18  May 1806      29   Monday19  May 1806      30   Tuesday20  May 1806    
      Decimal time  – 10 h/day    Paris     6:34:64     Floréal     15:13:53     Time of day - 24 h/day     Greenwich   
   
   
 
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). 
        1re  Décade   2e  Décade   3e  Décade     Primidi   1.   Rose (Rose)   11.   Rhubarbe (Rhubarb)   21.   Statice (Sea lavender)     Duodi   2.   Chêne (Oak)   12.   Sain-foin (Sainfoin)   22.   Fritillaire (Fritillary)     Tridi   3.   Fougère (Fern)   13.   Bâton d'or (Wallflower)   23.   Bourrache (Borage)     Quartidi   4.   Aubépine (Hawthorn)   14.   Chamerisier (Dwarf Honeysuckle)   24.   Valériane (Valerian)     Quintidi   5.  Rossignol (Nightingale)  15.  Ver-à-soie (Silkworm)  25.  Carpe (Carp)     Sextidi   6.   Ancolie (Columbine)   16.   Consoude (Comfrey)   26.   Fusain (Spindle tree)     Septidi   7.   Muguet (Lily of the Valley)   17.   Pimprenelle (Burnet)   27.   Civette (Chive)     Octidi   8.   Champignon (Mushroom)   18.   Corbeil d'or (Alison)   28.   Buglose (Bugloss)     Nonidi   9.   Hyacinthe (Hyacinth)   19.   Arroche (Orache)   29.   Sénevé (Charlock)     Decadi  10.  Rateau (Rake)  20.  Sarcloir (Hoe)  30.  Houlette (Shepherd's staff)   
 
Conversion table     Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar            I.   II.   III.   IV.   V.   VI.   VII.   
     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     20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19        April   1793   1794   1795   1796   1797   1798   1799   May   
   
            VIII.   IX.   X.   XI.   XII.   XIII.   
     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     21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20         April   1800   1801   1802   1803   1804   1805   May   
   
   
 
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