Prairial

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Prairial is the ninth month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late May and most of June and associated with the flowering of meadows.

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Prairial canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf calendar month
month of the French Republican Calendar
associatedWith flowering of meadows
belongsTo spring quarter of the French Republican Calendar
calendarReformContext attempt to de-Christianize the calendar
calendarSystemIntroduced French Revolution
correspondsTo late May in the Gregorian calendar
most of June in the Gregorian calendar
etymology derived from French word "prairie" meaning meadow
follows Floréal
hasDayNamesPattern each day named after plants, animals, or tools (Republican Calendar convention)
hasSymbolism fertility of fields and meadows
hasTheme agriculture
rural nature
historicalUsePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
languageOfName French
namedAfter meadows
partOf French Republican Calendar
positionInYear ninth month
precedes Messidor
season spring in the Northern Hemisphere
typicalLength 30 days
usedFor dating official documents in Revolutionary France
usedIn France

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Messidor follows Prairial
Floréal precedes Prairial