Roman Calendar Months How Were They Named?

Hello everyone! Here I am again to share a 2nd part of the lunar calendar an idea inspired by the moon..

JANUARY

Was named after janus,the roman god of gates and doors,the beginnings and endings. It was said that the had gazing back at the year that had passed by,and the other facing the year that lies a head.

January is said to be a transition between old and new,past and future,what was happened and what will.Originally,january was the eleventh month of the year.but in 452 B.C. Julius Caesar changed the calendar and made january the first month of tne year.

FEBRUARY

Was named either after februa,a Roman festival of purification and cleansing (from the latin word februarius meaning to purity),or from the old Italian god februs,who was later identified with the Roman god Pluto.

Initially,february was the last month of the year and originally had 30 days,according to theories. Julius Ceasar took a day off and added it to june. When Augustus became emperor,he wanted the month of August to have 31 days and so february gave another day landing up witj only 28 days(29 days during leap year).

MARCH

Named after Mars,the god of war, was initially the first month of the year.Originally called Martius,most war campaigns began during this month.for the romans,Mars was the most important god after jupiter and was comsidered the father of the roman people because Romulus,founder of rome,was his son.

APRIL

Originally called Aprilus or Aprilis,is the fourth month of the year. Its name was derived from aperire meaning "to open". This is the month where flowers and leaves first bloom. The romans consider this month sacred for the goddess Venus.

MAY

Was Originally the third month on the Roman calendar. It was named either after maia,the Roman Goddess of spring,or after Maiesta,the roman goddess of honor and revenge. Yet some claimed it is short for majores,Latin for grown men or majors.

JUNE

The sixth month of the year,was named after Juno, the queen goddess and wife of jupiter. It is also possible that its name came from juniories,Latin for young men or juniors.

JULY

Initially, JULY was the fifth month and was called Quintilis,Julius Ceasar was born on this month and after assassination in 44 B.C. the month was named after him.

AUGUST

Sextilis (from sextus latin for six) was the month of august.original named until emperor augustus wanted a month named after him in 8 B.C. the month was renamed but he refused to have only 30 days and had a day shifted from february to August ending up with 31 days.

Born Galus Octavius in 27 B.C. he was a shrewd but brilliant and smart politician.he was given the title of augustus meaning "exalted".

SEPTEMBER

Was originated from septem,Latin for seven

OCTOBER

Was derived from octo,Latin for eight.

NOVEMBER

Was named after novem,Latin for nine.

DECEMBER

Was originated from decem,Latin for ten.

The last for months were originally the seventh to tenth months.their names were derived from the original number of the month.

The third part of our lunar calendar is the birthstone and flower and the symbols of the month Anniversaries

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