JANUARY: named after the Roman god Janus,protector of the gateway to heaven.
February: named after Februalia,a period when religios sacrifice were made to atone for sins.Februare is a Latin worf meaning"TO PURIFY".
March : named after Mars,the god of war.March used to be the first month and life is renewing itself.
April : from "aperio",Latin for"I open",referring to the opening of the buds and flowers.also from the Greek goddess of love,Aphrodite,the name being changed by the Romans to Aphrilis.
May: named after Maia,the goddess of growth of plants also after majores,the senior(or major)branch of the Roman government asembly.
June :from "juvenis",Latin for "youth"also after juniores,the junior branch of the Roman government assembly.
July :named after Julius Caesar.July was originally called Quintilis,the fifth month.
August :named after Augustus, the first Roman Emperor.
August was originally called Sextilis, the sixth month.
September : from "SEPTEM",Latin for "seven".
October : from "octo"Latin" for "eight".
November :from "novem", Latin for "nine".
December : from "decem",Latin for"ten",
note:
The earliest Latin calendar had only tenmonths. it as extended to twelve by adding January and February by Emperor Nume Pompilius.
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