Ever wondered why we call the months what we do? Wonder no | English With Masters
Ever wondered why we call the months what we do? Wonder no longer! Here you are!
January is named after the Roman god Janus the god of doors.
February is named after an ancient Roman festival of purification called Februa.
March is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. The Roman calendar originally began in March, and the months of January and February were added later, after a calendar reform.
April takes its name from the Latin word aperire, meaning ‘to open’ (just like flowers do in spring!)
May is named after the Greek goddess Maia
June is named after the Roman goddess Juno – the god of marriage and childbirth.
July and August were named after Julius Caesar and Rome’s first emperor, Augustus.
September, October, November and December are named after Roman numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10 – they were originally the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth months of the Roman year!
Tell us about the months names in your language.
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