Thermidor

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Thermidor was the eleventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French word thermal, which means warm.

Thermidor was the second month of the summer quarter (mois d'été). It started July 19 or July 20. It ended August 17 or August 18. It follows the Messidor and precedes the Fructidor.

1 Thermidor in Revolution
2 Thermidor in Culture
3 Day Name Table
4 Conversion Table
5 External links

[edit] Thermidor in Revolution

The Thermidorian Reaction, Revolution of Thermidor, or simply Thermidor refers to the coup of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) in which Maximilien Robespierre was guillotined and the Reign of Terror ended.

Consequently, for historians of revolutionary movements, the term Thermidor has come to mean the phase in some revolutions when the political pendulum swings back towards something resembling a pre-revolutionary state, and power slips from the hands of the original revolutionary leadership. Leon Trotsky, in his book The Revolution Betrayed, refers to the rise of Stalin and the accompanying post-revolutionary bureaucracy as the "Soviet Thermidor".

[edit] Thermidor in Culture

The food "Lobster Thermidor" was named, directly or indirectly, after the month. (Sometimes it is said that it was first prepared for Napoleon during the month of Thermidor; others say that it was created by Tony Girod at the Cafe de Paris to celebrate the opening of a play called Thermidor.)

Lobster Thermidor was one of the last meals served on the RMS Titanic. It was also a menu option presented in the Monty Python skit "Spam".

Thermidor is also the name of a story revolving around the end of the French Revolution in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman (comic book series), issue #29.

[edit] Day Name Table

Like all FRC months, Thermidor lasted 30 days and was divided into 3 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		2^e Décade		3^e Décade
Primidi	1.	Epeautre (Spelt)	11.	Panis (Eryngo)	21.	Carline (Silver Thistle)
Duodi	2.	Bouillon blanc (Mullein)	12.	Salicor (Glasswort)	22.	Caprier (Caper)
Tridi	3.	Melon (Melon)	13.	Abricot (Abricot)	23.	Lentille (Lentil)
Quartidi	4.	Ivraie (Ryegrass)	14.	Basilic (Basil)	24.	Aunée (Scabwort)
Quintidi	5.	Bélier (Ram)	15.	Brebis (Ewe)	25.	Loutre (Otter)
Sextidi	6.	Prêle (Horsetail)	16.	Guimauve (Marsh Mallow)	26.	Myrthe (Myrtle)
Septidi	7.	Armoise (Mugwort)	17.	Lin (Flax)	27.	Colza (Rape)
Octidi	8.	Carthame (Safflower)	18.	Amande (Almond)	28.	Lupin (Lupin)
Nonidi	9.	Mûre (Mulberry)	19.	Genthiane (Gentian)	29.	Coton (Cotton)
Decadi	10.	Arrosoir (Watering Can)	20.	Écluse (Lock)	30.	Moulin (Mill)