Do you know the real meaning of each moth in the calendar?
By masoud02
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@Eiloin (327)
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2 Feb 07
January (Ianouarius) - from Ianos (a roman god of... something)
February -- februum = purification (in latin)
March (Martius) -- from Mars, the roman god of war
April (Aprilis) -- from the latin verb aperire = open, to suggest the entrance of spring
May (Maius) -- from the greek godness Maia
June -- from the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter
July -- it originally was called Quintilis in Latin (it was th 5th month of the roman calendar), but was renamed for Julius Caesar to Julius
August -- originally named Sextilis in Latin (6th month of roman calendar), but was renamed in the honour of Caesar Augustus
September -- 7th month of roman calendar (septem)
October -- 8th month of roman calendar (octo)
November -- 9th month of roman calendar (novem)
December -- 10th month of roman calendar (decem)
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