How The Month Got Their Names" In Rome?
January: Is named after the ancient Roman God Janus. He had 2 faces - one looking back into the old year and the other forward into the new.
February: It is named after the ancient roman festival of Februa.............................
March: The first month in the Roman Calendar when there were only ten months in the year. It was named after the God of War - Mars.
April: It could have been named after Aphrodite the Greek goddess of love.
May: Could have been named after Maiyaa the wife of the God Jupiter.
June: Is named after Juno who in Roman Mythology was the queen of heaven.
July: Julius Caesar the famous roman general gave his name.
August: Based on Roman Emperor, Augustus, it used only 30 days, but Augustus wanted his month to be equal of Julius Caesar so august has 31 days.
September: It gets its name from the Latin word for Seven.
October: Was the eight month in the Roman Calendar that Latin word Octo.
November: Gets its name from the Latin word for Nine, as it was the ninth month in the Roman Calendar.
December: Was the Tenth month in the Roman Calendar that Latin word for Ten.
February: It is named after the ancient roman festival of Februa.............................
March: The first month in the Roman Calendar when there were only ten months in the year. It was named after the God of War - Mars.
April: It could have been named after Aphrodite the Greek goddess of love.
May: Could have been named after Maiyaa the wife of the God Jupiter.
June: Is named after Juno who in Roman Mythology was the queen of heaven.
July: Julius Caesar the famous roman general gave his name.
August: Based on Roman Emperor, Augustus, it used only 30 days, but Augustus wanted his month to be equal of Julius Caesar so august has 31 days.
September: It gets its name from the Latin word for Seven.
October: Was the eight month in the Roman Calendar that Latin word Octo.
November: Gets its name from the Latin word for Nine, as it was the ninth month in the Roman Calendar.
December: Was the Tenth month in the Roman Calendar that Latin word for Ten.
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