>
> I bet you didn't know...
>
> January: named after Janus, the god of doors and gates
> February: named after Februalia, a time period when
> sacrifices were made to atone for sins
> March: named after Mars, the god of war
> April: from aperire, Latin for "to open" (buds)
> May: named after Maia, the goddess of growth of plants
> June: from junius, Latin for the goddess Juno
> July: named after Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.
> August: named after Augustus Caesar in 8 B.C.
> 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 was a 10-month one,
> beginning with March; thus, September was the seventh
> month, October, the eighth, etc. July was originally
> called Quintilis, meaning fifth; August was originally
> called Sextilis, meaning sixth.
>
> Interestingly,
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