"September (Roman month) September (from Latin ""septem"", ""seven"") or mensis September was originally the seventh of ten months on the ancient Roman calendar that began with March (""mensis Martius"", ""Mars' month""). It had 29 days. After the reforms that resulted in a 12-month year, September became the ninth month, but retained its name. September followed what was originally Sextilis, the ""sixth"" month, renamed ""Augustus"" in honor of the first Roman emperor, and preceded October, the ""eighth"" month that like September retained its numerical name contrary to its position on the calendar. A day was added to September in the mid-40s"
"Sextilis Sextilis (""sixth"") or mensis Sextilis was the Latin name for what was originally the sixth month in the Roman calendar, when March (""Martius"", ""Mars' month"") was the first of ten months in the year. After the calendar reform that produced a twelve-month year, Sextilis became the eighth month, but retained its name. It was renamed Augustus (August) in 8 BC in honor of the first Roman emperor, Augustus. Sextilis followed Quinctilis, which was renamed ""Julius"" (July) after Julius Caesar, and preceded September (from ""septem"", ""seven""), which was originally the seventh month. ""Julius"" (July) was renamed from ""Quintilis"" (""fifth"" month)"
"July July is the seventh month of the year (between June and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the fourth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. Prior to that, it was called Quintilis, being the fifth month of the 10-month calendar. It is on average the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere, where it is the second month of summer, and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere, where"
"August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. It was originally named ""Sextilis"" in Latin because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, and March was the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian"
"December December is the twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and is the seventh and last of seven months to have a length of 31 days. December got its name from the Latin word ""decem"" (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar, which began in March. The winter days following December were not included as part of any month. Later, the months of January and February were created out of the monthless period and added to the beginning of the calendar, but December retained"
"Beñesmer or Beñesmen, which was also the harvest festival held this month. ""This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance."" August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. It was originally named ""Sextilis"" in Latin because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, and March was the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to"
"or 7th, depending on the length of the month), the Ides (13th or 15th), and the Kalends (1st of the following month). The Ides occurred near the midpoint, on the 13th for most months, but on the 15th for March, May, July, and October. The Ides were supposed to be determined by the full moon, reflecting the lunar origin of the Roman calendar. On the earliest calendar, the Ides of March would have been the first full moon of the new year. The Ides of each month were sacred to Jupiter, the Romans' supreme deity. The Flamen Dialis, Jupiter's high"
"Ianuarius Ianuarius, fully Mensis Ianuarius (Latin for the ""January Month"", i.e., ""The Month of Janus""), was the first month of the ancient Roman calendar, from which the Julian and Gregorian month of January derived. It was followed by ""Februarius"" (""February""). In the calendars of the Roman Republic, ""Ianuarius"" had 29 days. Two days were added when the calendar was reformed under Julius Caesar in 45 BCE. In the oldest Roman calendar, which the Romans believed to have been instituted by their legendary founder Romulus, the first month was ""Martius"" (""Mars' month"", March), and the calendar year had only ten months."
"Quintilis In the ancient Roman calendar, Quintilis or Quinctilis was the month following Junius (June) and preceding Sextilis (August). ""Quintilis"" is Latin for ""fifth"": it was the fifth month (""quintilis mensis"") in the earliest calendar attributed to Romulus, which began with Martius (""Mars' month,"" March) and had 10 months. After the calendar reform that produced a 12-month year, Quintilis became the seventh month, but retained its name. In 45 BC, Julius Caesar instituted a new calendar (the Julian calendar) that corrected astronomical discrepancies in the old. After his death in 44 BC, the month of Quintilis, his birth month, was"
"is also the time in which the elections take place for the Japanese House of Councillors, held every three years and replacing half of its seats. In Ancient Rome, the festival of Poplifugia was celebrated on 5 July, and Ludi Apollinares was held on 13 July and for several days afterwards. However, these dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. ""This list does not necessarily imply either official status nor general observance."" July July is the seventh month of the year (between June and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the fourth of seven months to"
"Februarius Februarius or February, fully the ""February month"" (), was the shortest month of the Roman calendar. It was eventually placed second in order, preceded by ""Ianuarius"" (""January"") and followed by ""Martius"" (""Mars' month"", March). In the oldest Roman calendar, which the Romans believed to have been instituted by their legendary founder Romulus, March was the first month, and the calendar year had only ten months in all. ""Ianuarius"" and ""Februarius"" were supposed to have been added by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, originally at the end of the year. Julius Caesar decided in 46 BC to move"
"of the Roman Republic"" (Cornell University Press, 1981), pp. 158–169. Quintilis In the ancient Roman calendar, Quintilis or Quinctilis was the month following Junius (June) and preceding Sextilis (August). ""Quintilis"" is Latin for ""fifth"": it was the fifth month (""quintilis mensis"") in the earliest calendar attributed to Romulus, which began with Martius (""Mars' month,"" March) and had 10 months. After the calendar reform that produced a 12-month year, Quintilis became the seventh month, but retained its name. In 45 BC, Julius Caesar instituted a new calendar (the Julian calendar) that corrected astronomical discrepancies in the old. After his death in"
"December (Roman month) December (from Latin ""decem"", ""ten"") or mensis December was originally the tenth month of the Roman calendar, following November (""novem"", ""nine"") and preceding Ianuarius. It had 29 days. When the calendar was reformed to create a 12-month year starting in Ianuarius, December became the twelfth month, but retained its name, as did the other numbered months from Quintilis (July) through December. Its length was increased to 31 days under the Julian calendar reform. The Romans did not number days of a month sequentially from the first day through the last. Instead, they counted back from the three"
"October October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the sixth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name (from the Latin ""ôctō"" meaning ""eight"") after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans. In Ancient Rome, one of three Mundus patet would take place on October 5, Meditrinalia October 11, Augustalia on October 12, October Horse on October 15, and Armilustrium on October 19. These dates do not correspond to"
"beginning with March. That the new year once began with the month of March is still reflected in some of the names of the months. September through December, our ninth through twelfth months, were originally positioned as the seventh through tenth months. (""Septem"" is Latin for ""seven""; ""octo"", ""eight""; ""novem"", ""nine""; and ""decem"", ""ten"".) Roman legend usually credited their second king Numa with the establishment of the months of January and February. These were first placed at the end of the year, but at some point came to be considered the first two months instead. The January Kalends () came"
"November November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. November was the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar. November retained its name (from the Latin ""novem"" meaning ""nine"") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the"
"""Februarius"" was named after the Latin term ""februum"", which means ""purification"", via the purification ritual ""Februa"" held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman calendar. January and February were the last two months to be added to the Roman calendar, since the Romans originally considered winter a monthless period. They were added by Numa Pompilius about 713 BC. February remained the last month of the calendar year until the time of the decemvirs (c. 450 BC), when it became the second month. At certain intervals February was truncated to 23 or 24 days, and a 27-day intercalary"
"of the month. Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months totaling 304 days, winter being considered a month-less period. Around 713 BC, the semi-mythical successor of Romulus, King Numa Pompilius, is supposed to have added the months of January and February, so that the calendar covered a standard lunar year (354 days). Although March was originally the first month in the old Roman calendar, January became the first month of the calendar year either under Numa or under the Decemvirs about 450 BC (Roman writers differ). In contrast, each specific calendar year was identified by the names of"
"Kartik (month) Karthikai, Kartika, Karthika or Kartik or Kartika maasam is a Hindu calendar month that typically overlaps October and November. In the Bengali it is the 7th month, Tamil 8th month), Maithili (7th month) and Nepali calendar (7th month), In the reformed Indian national civil calendar, Kartika is the eighth month of the year. It corresponds with the months of October/November in the Gregorian Calendar It is written as ""Kartik"", ""Kārtika"", ""Kārtak"", , maithili: कातिक, , , , , . Kartika (কার্ত্তিক) is the seventh month of the Bengali Calendar. It begins in mid-""October"" of the Gregorian calendar. The"
"7 BC Year 7 BC was a common year starting on Saturday or Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a common year starting on Thursday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. In the Roman world, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nero and Piso (or, less frequently, year 747 ""Ab urbe condita""). The denomination 7 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming"
"Iunius (month) On the ancient Roman calendar, mensis Iunius or Iunius, also Junius (June), was the fourth month, following ""Maius"" (May). In the oldest calendar attributed by the Romans to Romulus, ""Iunius"" was the fourth month in a ten-month year that began with March ""(Martius,"" ""Mars' month""). The month following June was thus called ""Quinctilis"" or ""Quintilis"", the ""fifth"" month. ""Iunius"" had 29 days until a day was added during the Julian reform of the calendar in the mid-40s BC. The month that followed ""Iunius"" was renamed ""Iulius"" (July) in honour of Julius Caesar. In his poem on the Roman"
"to be the first month of the year. The Romans later renamed months after Julius Caesar and Augustus, renaming Quintilis as ""Iulius"" (July) in 44 BC and Sextilis as ""Augustus"" (August) in 8 BC. Quintilis was renamed to honour Caesar because it was the month of his birth. According to a ""senatus consultum"" quoted by Macrobius, Sextilis was renamed to honour Augustus because several of the most significant events in his rise to power, culminating in the fall of Alexandria, occurred in that month. Other months were renamed by other emperors, but apparently none of the later changes survived their"
"Martius (month) Martius or mensis Martius (""March"") was the first month of the ancient Roman year until possibly as late as 153 BC. After that time, it was the third month, following ""Februarius"" (February) and preceding ""Aprilis"" (April). ""Martius"" was one of the few Roman months named for a deity, Mars, who was regarded as an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. March marked a return to the active life of farming, military campaigning, and sailing. It was densely packed with religious observances dating from the earliest period of Roman history. Because of its original"
"Aprilis Aprilis or mensis Aprilis (April) was the fourth month of the ancient Roman calendar, following ""Martius"" (March) and preceding ""Maius"" (May). On the oldest Roman calendar that had begun with March, ""Aprilis"" was the second of ten months in the year. April had 30 days on calendars of the Roman Republic, with a day added to the month during the reform in the mid-40s BC that produced the Julian calendar. April was marked by a series of festivals devoted to aspects of rural life, since it was a busy month for farmers. As Rome became more urbanized, the significance"
"April April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, the fifth in the early Julian, the first of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the second of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. April is commonly associated with the season of autumn in parts of the Southern Hemisphere, and spring in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. The Romans gave this month the Latin name ""Aprilis"" but the derivation of this name is"
"month, Intercalaris, was inserted immediately after February to realign the year with the seasons. February observances in Ancient Rome include Amburbium (precise date unknown), Sementivae (February 2), Februa (February 13–15), Lupercalia (February 13–15), Parentalia (February 13–22), Quirinalia (February 17), Feralia (February 21), Caristia (February 22), Terminalia (February 23), Regifugium (February 24), and Agonium Martiale (February 27). These days do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. Under the reforms that instituted the Julian calendar, Intercalaris was abolished, leap years occurred regularly every fourth year, and in leap years February gained a 29th day. Thereafter, it remained the second month of"
"Maius Maius or mensis Maius (May) was the third month of the ancient Roman calendar, following ""Aprilis"" (April) and preceding ""Iunius"" (June). On the oldest Roman calendar that had begun with March, it was the third of ten months in the year. May had 31 days. The Romans considered May an infelicitous month. Although it began with one of the most notoriously licentious holidays of the Roman calendar, the Games of Flora ""(Ludi Florae)"", the middle of the month was devoted to propitiating the ""lemures"", the restless shades of the dead. The Romans did not number days of a month"
"March March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. The name of March comes from ""Martius"", the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It"
"the months. Five are derived from the Latin names now used in the Gregorian calendar (and earlier in the Julian calendar). However, each of these has a folk etymology and an additional meaning. The last month, December, derives its name from that of Saint Andrew. Romanian months The traditional Romanian calendar has its own names for the months, which are otherwise identical to those of the Gregorian calendar. In modern Romania and Moldova, the latter exclusively is used for business and government transactions, and predominates in popular use as well. Nevertheless, the traditional names of the months do appear in"
"Mercury would receive a sacrifice on the Ides of May (May 15). Tubilustrium took place on May 23 as well as in March. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. May May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the third of seven months to have a length of 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. Late May typically marks"
"precisely 365 days. The Gregorian calendar is a modification of the Julian calendar first used by the Romans. The Roman calendar originated as a lunisolar calendar and named many of its days after the syzygies of the moon: the new moon (""Kalendae"" or calends, hence ""calendar"") and the full moon (""Idus"" or ides). The ""Nonae"" or nones was not the first quarter moon but was exactly one ""nundina"" or Roman market week of nine days before the ides, inclusively counting the ides as the first of those nine days. This is what we would call a period of eight days."
"of a hypothetical god or hero, ""Aper"" or ""Aprus"". April was the second month of the earliest Roman calendar, before ""Ianuarius"" and ""Februarius"" were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC. It became the fourth month of the calendar year (the year when twelve months are displayed in order) during the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC, when it also was given 29 days. The 30th day was added during the reform of the calendar undertaken by Julius Caesar in the mid-40s BC, which produced the Julian calendar. The Anglo-Saxons called April ""ēastre-monaþ"". The Venerable Bede says in"
"and vice versa. Ancient Roman observances during this month include Cervula, and Juvenalia; celebrated January 1, as well as one of three Agonalia, celebrated January 9, and Carmentalia, celebrated January 11. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. January (in Latin, ""Ianuarius"") is named after the Latin word for door (""ianua""), since January is the door to the year and an opening to new beginnings. The month is conventionally thought of as being named after Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions in Roman mythology, but according to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs Juno was the tutelary deity"