Beginning of the Month of Frimaire November 21st

The frosty month of the French revolutionary calendar. The rational calendar (which we will deal with later in another post) divided the year into 12 30 day months, plus 5 days for end of year festivities. Leap year every 4 years. Weeks were 10 days long, 3 per month. Days were named first day, second … Continue reading Beginning of the Month of Frimaire November 21st