How did the months get their names?

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The names of the months are extremely old and they originate from antiquated Rome. Rome is the capital of Italy and a few thousand years prior it was the core of an extremely amazing realm (which resembles a realm, just greater).

In the absolute starting point of the Roman schedule (over 2000 years prior), there were just 10 months in the year. The Romans put together this variant with respect to the antiquated Greek schedule. Afterward, nonetheless, the Romans included two more. The names of a portion of the months additionally changed a couple of times.

Walk: Upbeat New Year! Walk was the beginning of the year for the Romans. The start of spring was when everybody could go out and begin battling one another, so the month was named after Mars – the Roman divine force of war.

  • APRIL: The name during the current month may originate from a Roman word for "second" – aprilis – as it was the second month of the Roman year.

  • MAY: Spring is in full blossom for the Romans in May, and this month is named after Maia – a goddess of developing plants.

  • JUNE: This month is named after Juno, the sovereign of the Roman divine beings.

  • JULY: This month used to be called Quintilis – the Roman word for "fifth" as it was the fifth month of the Roman year. It was later changed to July by the leader of Roman world, Julius Caesar, after his family name (Julius).

  • AUGUST: This month was first called Sextillia – the Roman word for "6th", as it was the 6th month of the Roman year. It was later changed to August by the Sovereign Augustus, and he named it after himself.

  • SEPTEMBER: The name during the current month originates from the Roman word for "seventh" – septimus – as it was the seventh month of the Roman year.

  • OCTOBER: The name during the current month originates from the Roman word for "eighth" - octavus - as it was the eighth month of the Roman year.

  • NOVEMBER: The name during the current month originates from the Roman word for "ninth" – nonus – as it was the ninth month of the Roman year.

  • DECEMBER: The name during the current month originates from the Roman word for "tenth" – decimus – as it was the tenth month of the Roman year.

At that point a couple of additional months were included…

  • JANUARY: This was one of the additional months that the Romans added to the year. This month was named after Janus – the divine force of beginnings and endings. He is regularly delineated as having two appearances.

  • FEBRUARY: This is another additional month that the Romans added to the schedule. They put it directly after January. Its name originates from a celebration that was held right now called Februa. The celebration expected to scrub the city of malicious spirits and welcome wellbeing and fruitfulness.

Since the Romans put two new months into the year, the names of the months don't bode well any longer. In the event that our year began in Spring as it accomplished for the Romans, December would in any case be the tenth month.

In any case, 450 years back, individuals who utilized this schedule began feeling that January was the principal month of the year. So now December in the twelfth month for the Western schedule.

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Wow. I only learnt most of the meaning of the months because of this article. Thank you. I was wondering why october was called october because octo means 8. So now i know it was the 8th month previously.

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Maybe that explains why i like plants.... It was in my birth month😁

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Maybe that explains why i like plants.... It was in my birth month😁

Oh Really? That's make sense.

MAY: Spring is in full blossom for the Romans in May, and this month is named after Maia – a goddess of developing plants.

I thought that is your month.. hehe I guess so.

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Your guess is just right. It was even in my name. 😉

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4 years ago

Naalala ko nagpost na din ak niyan, 😀 mag 3 linggo na ata nakalipas...hehhe

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Naalala ko nagpost na din ak niyan, 😀 mag 3 linggo na ata nakalipas...hehhe

oh same ba tayo? hehe

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OMG! Seriously, I love this because I'm a goddess in here LOL! Really an interesting read. Thank you!

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OMG! Seriously, I love this because I'm a goddess in here LOL! Really an interesting read. Thank you!

Oh I see hehe Thanks for gorgeous com-mentor in my articles hehe

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